tīng
听说
to hear; to listen; to obey
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesverb
to hear said; to hear about; to learn of
Used to indicate that information was obtained through hearsay or indirect sources.
Wǒ我
tīng听
shuō说
tā他
dào到
Shàng上
hǎi海
qù去
le了
。
I heard that he went to Shanghai.
Nǐ你
tīng听
shuō说
guò过
zhè这
ge个
gù故
shi事
ma吗
？
Have you heard about this story?
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Tīng听
shuō说
nà那
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
hěn很
hǎo好
chī吃
，
wǒ我
men们
gǎi改
tiān天
qù去
shì试
shi试
ba吧
。
I've heard that restaurant is delicious; let's try it sometime.
Wǒ我
shì是
tīng听
tóng同
shì事
shuō说
de的
，
bù不
yí一
dìng定
zhǔn准
què确
。
I heard it from a colleague; it might not be accurate.
Tīng听
shuō说
fáng房
jià价
yòu又
yào要
zhǎng涨
le了
。
I heard housing prices are going to rise again.
adjective
obedient; well-behaved (dialectal)
dialectUsed in some dialects to describe a child or person who listens to advice and behaves well.
Tā他
jiā家
hái孩
zi子
tè特
bié别
tīng听
shuō说
，
cóng从
bù不
chǎo吵
nào闹
。
His child is very well-behaved and never makes a fuss.
Nǐ你
yào要
zuò做
yī一
gè个
tīng听
shuō说
de的
xiǎo小
péng朋
yǒu友
。
You should be an obedient child.
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Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
bù不
tīng听
shuō说
，
zěn怎
me么
shuō说
dōu都
bù不
tīng听
。
This child is disobedient; he won't listen no matter what you say.