tīnglì

听力

HSK 3Word · NounTraditional聽力

hearing; listening comprehension

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

the ability to hear; auditory perception

Refers to the physiological capacity to perceive sounds.

Tā他
de的
tīng听
lì力
hěn很
hǎo好
 ,
néng能
tīng听
dào到
hěn很
xiǎo小
de的
shēng声
yīn音
 。

His hearing is very good; he can hear very faint sounds.

Suí随
zhe着
nián年
líng龄
zēng增
zhǎng长
 ,
tā他
de的
tīng听
lì力
yǒu有
suǒ所
xià下
jiàng降
 。

As he has grown older, his hearing has declined somewhat.

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Yī医
shēng生
jiǎn检
chá查
le了
tā他
de的
tīng听
lì力
 。

The doctor examined his hearing.

2.

noun

listening comprehension; aural ability

Commonly used in language learning contexts to refer to the skill of understanding spoken language.

Yīng英
yǔ语
kǎo考
shì试
bāo包
kuò括
tīng听
lì力
 、
yuè阅
dú读
hé和
xiě写
zuò作
 。

The English exam includes listening comprehension, reading, and writing.

Tā她
měi每
tiān天
tīng听
guǎng广
bō播
lái来
tí提
gāo高
tīng听
lì力
 。

She listens to the radio every day to improve her listening skills.

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Wǒ我
de的
tīng听
lì力
bǐ比
kǒu口
yǔ语
hǎo好
yī一
xiē些
 。

My listening comprehension is a bit better than my speaking ability.