just listen; take with a grain of salt
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to just listen to (something) without necessarily believing it
neutralOften used to advise someone to treat information with skepticism or to indicate one's own skeptical reception of information. It implies a casual or provisional attitude towards what is being said.
Tā他
de的
huà话
wèi未
bì必
kě可
xìn信
，
wǒ我
men们
gū姑
wàng妄
tīng听
zhī之
ba吧
。
His words are not necessarily trustworthy; let's just listen without taking them too seriously.
Zhè这
xiāo消
xī息
wèi未
jīng经
zhèng证
shí实
，
dà大
jiā家
gū姑
wàng妄
tīng听
zhī之
，
bù不
bì必
jí急
yú于
chuán传
bō播
。
This news hasn't been confirmed; everyone should just listen and not rush to spread it.
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Duì对
yú于
zhè这
xiē些
chuán传
wén闻
，
wǒ我
yī一
xiàng向
shì是
gū姑
wàng妄
tīng听
zhī之
，
cóng从
bù不
shēn深
jiū究
。
Regarding these rumors, I always just listen and never look into them deeply.
Zhè这
ge个
gù故
shi事
hěn很
yǒu有
qù趣
，
suī虽
rán然
wèi未
bì必
zhēn真
shí实
，
dàn但
gū姑
wàng妄
tīng听
zhī之
yě也
wú无
fáng妨
。
This story is very interesting; although it may not be true, it's fine to just listen.