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收听

shōutīng

listen (to radio)

Usage note

收听表示听广播或节目。

shōu tīng biǎo shì tīng guǎng bō huò jié mù。

Listen means to listen to radio or programs.

Context note

收听常用于广播、新闻和音乐。

shōu tīng cháng yòng yú guǎng bō 、 xīn wén hé yīn yuè。

Listen often appears with radio, news, and music.

5 examples

我喜欢收听广播。
wǒ xǐ huan shōu tīng guǎng bō。
I like listening to the radio.
收听新闻。
qǐng shōu tīng xīn wén。
Please listen to the news.
他每天收听英语节目。
tā měi tiān shōu tīng yīng yǔ jié mù。
He listens to English programs every day.
收听的时候要安静。
shōu tīng de shí hòu yào ān jìng。
Be quiet while listening.
很多人收听这个节目。
hěn duō rén shōu tīng zhè ge jié mù。
Many people listen to this program.

5 mini stories

早上我会收听天气预报。
zǎo shàng wǒ huì shōu tīng tiān qì yù bào。
In the morning I listen to the weather forecast.
爷爷喜欢收听广播节目。
yé ye xǐ huan shōu tīng guǎng bō jié mù。
Grandpa likes listening to radio programs.
老师让我们收听一段对话。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men shōu tīng yí duàn duì huà。
The teacher asked us to listen to a dialogue.
收听英语后开始练习发音。
tā shōu tīng yīng yǔ hòu kāi shǐ liàn xí fā yīn。
After listening to English, he began practicing pronunciation.
晚上很多人收听音乐节目。
wǎn shàng hěn duō rén shōu tīng yīn yuè jié mù。
At night many people listen to music programs.

Mini dialogue

收听广播

A
你每天晚上都收听什么节目?
Nǐ měitiān wǎnshang dōu shōutīng shénme jiémù?
What program do you listen to every evening?
B
收听一个学中文的广播。
Wǒ shōutīng yī gè xué Zhōngwén de guǎngbō.
I listen to a Chinese learning radio broadcast.

一起收听

A
爷爷喜欢收听新闻。
Yéye xǐhuan shōutīng xīnwén.
Grandpa likes to listen to the news.
B
那我们陪他一起收听吧。
Nà wǒmen péi tā yīqǐ shōutīng ba.
Then let's accompany him and listen together.

Related words and contrasts

similar
tīng
listen

听 is the general word for listen, while 收听 is specifically for listening to broadcasts.

related
广播
guǎngbō
broadcast

广播 is what you listen to when you 收听 the radio.

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