tīngwén

听闻

Word · NounTraditional聽聞

hearing; what one hears; news

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

the act of hearing; what one hears; things heard; information

literary

Primarily used in formal, written, or literary Chinese. Often appears in set phrases.

hài骇
rén人
tīng听
wén闻

shocking to hear; outrageous

yǐ以
guǎng广
tīng听
wén闻

to broaden one's knowledge; to increase one's exposure to information

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Cǐ此
shì事
qián前
suǒ所
wèi未
wén闻
 ,
zhēn真
shì是
hài骇
rén人
tīng听
wén闻
 。

This has never been heard of before; it is truly shocking.