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tīng

listen

Usage note

”是表示耳朵的动作,用来表达觉。比如,当你想告诉别人你正在音乐时,就可以用到这个词。

tīng shì bǎo zhǎng ěr mào de gōng zuò, lái yòng bié lù chū tīng jué. rú guǒ nǐ xiǎng gàosu běn rén nǐ zhèng zài tīng yīn yuè shí, jiù kě yòng dào cǐ gè cí。

"听" means listening and is used to express hearing. For example, if you want to tell someone that you are listening to music, you can use this word.

Context note

”常用于日常对话中,比如在询问别人是否到声音时。

tīng cháng yòng yú rì cháng huà dá zhōng, bǐ 如 guǒ zài wèn xún bā rén shì fǒu tīng dào shēng yīn shí。

"听" is often used in daily conversations, such as when asking if someone can hear a sound.

5 examples

我正在故事。
wǒ zhèng zài tīng gù shì。
I am listening to a story.
到什么了?
nǐ tīng dào shén me le?
What did you hear?
妈妈叫我电话。
mā ma jiào wǒ tīng diàn huà。
Mom called me to answer the phone.
我们去音乐会吧。
wǒ men qù tīng yīn yuè huì ba。
Let's go listen to a concert.
他没有到我说的话。
tā méi yǒu tīng dào wǒ shuō de huà。
He didn't hear what I said.

5 mini stories

妈妈让我故事,我了很久。爸爸回来了,他说我也在
mā mā ràng wǒ tīng gù shì, wǒ tīng le hěn jiǔ。 bà ba huí lái le, tā shuō wǒ yě zài tīng。
Mom asked me to listen to a story, and I listened for a long time. Dad came back and said I was also listening.
到了鸟叫声,然后我去了花园。
wǒ tīng dào le niǎo jiào shēng, rán hòu wǒ qù le huā yuán。
I heard the birds singing, then I went to the garden.
音乐时总是走神,妈妈提醒他要专心
tā tīng yīn yuè shí zǒng shì zǒu shén, mā ma tí xǐng tā yào zhuān xīn tīng。
He always gets distracted when listening to music; Mom reminded him to focus.
我们去讲座,大家都很认真地
wǒ men qù tīng jiǎng zuò, dà jiā dōu hěn rèn zhēn dì tīng。
We went to listen to a lecture; everyone listened very attentively.
不懂那个笑话,所以没有笑。
tā tīng bù dǒng nà ge xiào huà, suǒ yǐ méi yǒu xiào。
He didn't understand that joke, so he didn't laugh.

Mini dialogue

听音乐

A
你喜欢音乐吗?
Nǐ xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè ma?
Do you like listening to music?
B
喜欢,我每天都
Xǐhuan, wǒ měi tiān dōu tīng.
Yes, I listen every day.

听老师的话

A
上课要认真
Shàng kè yào rènzhēn tīng.
Listen carefully in class.
B
好的,我会老师的话。
Hǎo de, wǒ huì tīng lǎoshī de huà.
Okay, I will listen to the teacher.

Related words and contrasts

similar
听见
tīngjiàn
to hear

听 is to listen, 听见 means to hear (the result of listening).

related
shuō
to speak; to say

听 (listen) and 说 (speak) are often used together in language learning.

contrast
kàn
to look; to watch

听 uses your ears, 看 uses your eyes.

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