Usage note
“听说”常用于日常对话中，表示通过别人告诉你的信息来表达某事。
tīngshuō cháng yòng rú rì chénɡ huà zhōnɡ ， bǎo shí tōu rèn qǐ línɡ rén gào su de xìn xī lái biǎo达某事。
"听说" is often used in daily conversations to express something based on information from others.
Context note
“听说”常用于朋友之间聊天、家长与孩子交流时，比如：听说你今天考试了。
tīngshuō cháng yòng péng yǒu zhī jiān lián tiān 、 jiāzhǎng yǔ háizi jiāo liú shí ， bǐrú ： tīngshuō nǐ jīntiān kǎoshì le 。
"听说" is commonly used in conversations between friends or parents and children, for example: 听说你今天考试了。
5 examples
听说他去了北京。
tīng shuō tā qù le běi jīng。
I heard he went to Beijing.
妈妈听说我要去旅行。
mā ma tīng shuō wǒ yào qù lǚ xíng。
Mom heard that I am going on a trip.
朋友告诉我听说你生病了。
péng yǒu gào sù wǒ tīng shuō nǐ shēng bìng le。
My friend told me that he heard you are sick.
老师说听说你们班今天有活动。
lǎo shī shuō tīng shuō nǐ men bān jīn tiān yǒu huó dòng。
The teacher said she heard there is an activity in your class today.
我听说你最近买了新手机。
wǒ tīng shuō nǐ zuì jìn mǎi le xīn shǒu jī。
I heard you bought a new phone recently.
5 mini stories
妈妈告诉我，听说你今天考试了。
mā ma gào sù wǒ， tīng shuō nǐ jīn tiān kǎo shì le。
Mom told me that she heard you had an exam today.
我朋友说他听说你们班有新老师。
wǒ péng yǒu shuō tā tīng shuō nǐ men bān yǒu xīn lǎo shī。
My friend said he heard there is a new teacher in your class.
爸爸告诉我，听说你今天要参加运动会。
bà ba gào sù wǒ， tīng shuō nǐ jīn tiān yào cān jiā yùn dòng huì。
Dad told me that he heard you are going to participate in the sports meet today.
我朋友说他听说你们学校有新图书馆。
wǒ péng yǒu shuō tā tīng shuō nǐ men xué xiào yǒu xīn tú shū guǎn。
My friend said he heard there is a new library at your school.
妈妈告诉我，听说你最近买了新电脑。
mā ma gào sù wǒ， tīng shuō nǐ zuì jìn mǎi le xīn diàn nǎo。
Mom told me that she heard you bought a new computer recently.
Mini dialogue
听说新同学
A
听说我们班来了新同学。
Tīngshuō wǒmen bān lái le xīn tóngxué.
I heard a new classmate joined our class.
B
真的吗？我也听说了。
Zhēn de ma? Wǒ yě tīngshuō le.
Really? I heard that too.
听说动物园
A
听说动物园有熊猫。
Tīngshuō dòngwùyuán yǒu xióngmāo.
I heard the zoo has pandas.
B
太好了，我们周末去吧！
Tài hǎo le, wǒmen zhōumò qù ba!
Great, let's go this weekend!
Related words and contrasts
similar
据说
jù shuō
it is said that
据说 also means 'it is said that', often used to report what others say.
related
听见
tīng jiàn
to hear
听见 means 'to hear', focusing on the action of hearing, while 听说 is about hearing news.