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听

tīng
HSK 1

“To listen to” in Chinese is 听 (tīng).

Other characters with the syllable ting: see all 8 →

Meaning

  • to listen to; to hear
  • to heed; to obey
  • a can (loanword from English "tin")
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  • classifier for canned beverages
  • to let be; to allow
  • smile (archaic)
  • (literary) to administer; to deal with

Example

我唱歌很好听。

I can sing well.

From 好听 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 听

好听hǎotīngpleasant to hearHSK 1听到tīngdàoto hearHSK 1听见tīngjiànto hearHSK 1听写tīngxiě(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictationHSK 1难听nántīngunpleasant to hearHSK 2听讲tīngjiǎngto attend a lectureHSK 2听说tīngshuōto hear (sth said)HSK 2打听dǎtingto ask aboutHSK 3

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1八bāeightHSK 1爸bàfatherHSK 1吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1百bǎihundredHSK 1班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1半bànhalfHSK 1帮bāngto helpHSK 1包bāoto coverHSK 1

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