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Hanzi

聽 / 听

Traditional
聽
Simplified
听

to listen to; to hear/to heed; to obey/a can (loanword from English "tin")/classifier for canned beverages/to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4])/(literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

tīng, yǐn, yí, tìng

Bopomofo

ㄊㄧㄥ, ㄧㄣˇ, ㄧˊ, ㄊㄧㄥˋ

Jyutping

teng1

Example sentences

聽 / 听 tīng
我喜歡聽古典音樂。
我喜欢听古典音乐。

I like listening to classical music.

音樂 / 音乐 yīnyuè
他非常喜歡聽古典音樂。
他非常喜欢听古典音乐。

He likes listening to classical music very much.

聽到 / 听到 tīngdào
我聽到了奇怪的聲音。
我听到了奇怪的声音。

I heard a strange sound.

激動 / 激动 jīdòng
聽到獲獎的消息，他激動得流下了眼淚。
听到获奖的消息，他激动得流下了眼泪。

Hearing the news of winning the award, he was so moved that he shed tears.

傾聽 / 倾听 qīngtīng
老師在課堂上耐心地傾聽學生的想法。
老师在课堂上耐心地倾听学生的想法。

The teacher listened patiently to the students' thoughts in class.

善於 / 善于 shànyú
他很善於傾聽別人的意見。
他很善于倾听别人的意见。

He is very good at listening to other people's opinions.

動聽 / 动听 dòngtīng
她的歌聲悅耳動聽，深受觀眾喜愛。
她的歌声悦耳动听，深受观众喜爱。

Her singing is pleasant to the ear, deeply loved by the audience.

優美 / 优美 yōuměi
那首樂曲旋律優美動聽。
那首乐曲旋律优美动听。

That piece of music has a beautiful and melodious melody.

好聽 / 好听 hǎotīng
這首歌真好聽。
这首歌真好听。

This song is really pleasant to hear.

首 shǒu
她唱了一首好聽的歌。
她唱了一首好听的歌。

She sang a nice song.

Example Vocabulary

聽

ting1

to listen; to hear

聽到

ting1'dao4

to hear

傾聽

qing1'ting1

to listen attentively; to give an ear to

動聽

dong4'ting1

pleasant to listen to; enchanting; melodious

好聽

hao3'ting1

pleasant to hear; nice-sounding

打聽

da3'ting1

to inquire about; to ask about; to ask around

接聽

jie1'ting1

to answer (a phone call)

中聽

zhong4'ting1

任聽

偷聽

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