Usage note
听力表示听懂的能力。
tīng lì biǎo shì tīng dǒng de néng lì。
Listening comprehension means the ability to understand what is heard.
Context note
听力常用于考试、学习和练习。
tīng lì cháng yòng yú kǎo shì 、 xué xí hé liàn xí。
Listening comprehension often appears in exams, study, and practice.
5 examples
我的听力不错。
wǒ de tīng lì bú cuò。
My listening comprehension is good.
听力考试很重要。
tīng lì kǎo shì hěn zhòng yào。
The listening test is important.
他在练听力。
tā zài liàn tīng lì。
He is practicing listening.
听力题不难。
tīng lì tí bù nán。
The listening questions are not hard.
提高听力要多听。
tí gāo tīng lì yào duō tīng。
To improve listening, you need to listen more.
5 mini stories
老师让我们每天练听力。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men měi tiān liàn tīng lì。
The teacher asked us to practice listening every day.
这个软件可以帮助听力练习。
zhè ge ruǎn jiàn kě yǐ bāng zhù tīng lì liàn xí。
This app can help with listening practice.
我在听力考试里听懂了大部分。
wǒ zài tīng lì kǎo shì lǐ tīng dǒng le dà bù fen。
I understood most of the listening test.
听力不好没关系，多练习就行。
tīng lì bù hǎo méi guān xì， duō liàn xí jiù xíng。
It is okay if listening is weak; just practice more.
听力材料要选简单一点。
tīng lì cái liào yào xuǎn jiǎn dān yī diǎn。
Listening materials should be a little simpler.
Mini dialogue
中文课
A
你觉得听力练习难吗？
Nǐ juéde tīnglì liànxí nán ma?
Do you find listening comprehension exercises difficult?
B
有点难，但我的听力在慢慢进步。
Yǒudiǎn nán, dàn wǒ de tīnglì zài màn man jìnbù.
A bit, but my listening comprehension is slowly improving.
听故事
A
怎么提高听力呢？
Zěnme tígāo tīnglì ne?
How can I improve listening comprehension?
B
多听中文故事，对听力很有帮助。
Duō tīng Zhōngwén gùshi, duì tīnglì hěn yǒu bāngzhù.
Listen to more Chinese stories; it helps listening comprehension a lot.
Related words and contrasts
contrast
口语
kǒu yǔ
speaking
口语 is speaking, while 听力 is listening. They are two different language skills.
related
阅读
yuè dú
reading
阅读 is reading, another important skill often learned together with 听力 (listening).