Usage note
难听用来形容声音不好听或不悦耳。
nán tīng lái yòng xǔ réng jì mén gēng shēng bù yuè ěr.
难听 is used to describe sounds that are unpleasant or not pleasant to the ear.
Context note
这个词常用于描述音乐、说话或环境中的声音。
zhè gè cí cháng yòng xǔ réng jì mén yīn yuè, shuō huà huò qíng kǒng zhōng de shēng yīn.
This word is commonly used to describe sounds in music, speech, or environments.
5 examples
这首歌难听。
zhè shǒu gē nán tīng。
This song is not pleasant to the ear.
他的声音难听。
tā de shēng yīn nán tīng。
His voice sounds unpleasant.
外面的噪音很难听。
wài miàn de zào yīn hěn nán tīng。
The noise outside is very unpleasant.
这首歌的旋律很难听。
zhè shǒu gē de xuán lǜ hěn nán tīng。
The melody of this song is not pleasant to the ear.
这个房间的声音很难听。
zhè ge fáng jiān de shēng yīn hěn nán tīng。
The sound in this room is very unpleasant.
5 mini stories
小明不喜欢这首歌，因为觉得它难听。
xiǎo míng bù xǐ huan zhè shǒu gē， yīn wèi jué de tā nán tīng。
Xiao Ming doesn't like this song because he thinks it sounds bad.
妈妈说这个房间的装修很难听。
mā ma shuō zhè ge fáng jiān de zhuāng xiū hěn nán tīng。
Mom says the decoration in this room looks very unpleasant.
小红不喜欢那个男孩，因为觉得他的声音难听。
xiǎo hóng bù xǐ huan nà ge nán hái， yīn wèi jué de tā de shēng yīn nán tīng。
Xiao Hong doesn't like that boy because she thinks his voice sounds bad.
老师说这个教室的声音很难听。
lǎo shī shuō zhè ge jiào shì de shēng yīn hěn nán tīng。
The teacher says the sound in this classroom is very unpleasant.
小华不喜欢那个女孩，因为觉得她的声音难听。
xiǎo huá bù xǐ huan nà ge nǚ hái， yīn wèi jué de tā de shēng yīn nán tīng。
Xiaohua doesn't like that girl because she thinks her voice sounds bad.
Mini dialogue
不好听的话
A
他刚才说的话真难听。
Tā gāngcái shuō de huà zhēn nántīng.
What he just said was really bad-sounding.
B
是的，我们不应该说难听的话。
Shì de, wǒmen bù yīnggāi shuō nántīng de huà.
Yes, we shouldn't say unpleasant words.
奇怪的声音
A
你听到那个难听的声音了吗？
Nǐ tīngdào nàge nántīng de shēngyīn le ma?
Did you hear that unpleasant sound?
B
听到了，好像是椅子刮地板的声音。
Tīngdào le, hǎoxiàng shì yǐzi guā dìbǎn de shēngyīn.
I heard it, it seems like the sound of a chair scraping the floor.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
好听
hǎo tīng
pleasant to hear
sounds nice
contrast
难闻
nán wén
smells bad
bad-smelling, different sense
contrast
难看
nán kàn
ugly; looks bad
bad-looking, different sense