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好听

HSK 1Word · AdjectiveTraditional好聽

pleasant to hear; nice-sounding

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

adjective

pleasant to listen to; melodious

neutral

Primarily used to describe sounds, music, or singing voices that are aesthetically pleasing to the ear.

Tā她
de的
gē歌
shēng声
zhēn真
hǎo好
tīng听
 。

Her singing voice is really pleasant.

Zhè这
shǒu首
qǔ曲
zi子
xuán旋
lǜ律
hěn很
yōu优
měi美
 ,
fēi非
cháng常
hǎo好
tīng听
 。

This song has a beautiful melody and is very nice to listen to.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
niǎo鸟
de的
jiào叫
shēng声
tè特
bié别
qīng清
cuì脆
hǎo好
tīng听
 。

This kind of bird's call is especially clear and pleasant.

2.

adjective

nice to hear; agreeable (words)

neutral

Used to describe words, speech, or promises that are pleasing, flattering, or comforting to the listener.

Tā他
shuō说
le了
hěn很
duō多
hǎo好
tīng听
de的
huà话
 ,
jiù就
shì是
bú不
jiàn见
xíng行
dòng动
 。

He said a lot of nice things, but there's no follow-up action.

Hǎo好
tīng听
de的
huà话
shuí谁
dōu都
huì会
shuō说
 ,
guān关
jiàn键
shì是
yào要
kàn看
zěn怎
me么
zuò做
 。

Anyone can say nice words; the key is to see how they act.

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Wǒ我
zhǐ只
shì是
xiǎng想
gēn跟
nǐ你
shuō说
jǐ几
jù句
hǎo好
tīng听
de的
 ,
ràng让
nǐ你
gāo高
xìng兴
yī一
xià下
 。

I just wanted to say a few nice things to you to cheer you up.