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听
Trad. 聽
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 口
Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 7
Structure
Decomp. 口斤
Prononciation
Mandarin tìng; tīng; yǐn
Entry Methods
Pinyin ting4; ting1; yin3
Kanji /
Cangjie
 RHML
口竹一中
Sijiao 6202.1
Wubi KRH
CNS 11643 1-4958
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+542C
GB2312 CCFD
BIG5 A776
Results for 听
听 tìng (literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow
听 tīng to listen to / to hear / to heed / to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be / to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer / to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
听 yǐn smile (archaic)
Results beginning with 听
听到 tīng dào to hear
听说 tīng shuō to hear (sth said) / one hears (that) / hearsay / listening and speaking
听见 tīng jiàn to hear
听力 tīng lì hearing / listening ability
听取 tīng qǔ to hear (news) / to listen to
听众 tīng zhòng audience / listeners
听话 tīng huà to do what one is told / obedient
听从 tīng cóng to listen and obey / to comply with / to heed / to hearken
听觉 tīng jué sense of hearing / auditory
听课 tīng kè to attend a class / to go to a lecture
听懂 tīng dǒng to understand (on hearing) / to catch (what is spoken)
听来 tīng lái to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc) / to ring (true) / to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression) / to hear from somewhere
听闻 tīng wén to listen / to hear what sb says / news one has heard
听错 tīng cuò to mishear
听筒 tīng tǒng telephone receiver / headphone / earphone / earpiece / stethoscope
听者 tīng zhě listener / member of audience
听讲 tīng jiǎng to attend a lecture / to listen to a talk
听命 tīng mìng to obey an order / to take orders / to accept a state of affairs
听信 tīng xìn to listen to information / to get the news / to believe what one hears
听写 tīng xiě (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise) / dictation / (music) to transcribe by ear
听候 tīng hòu to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment)
听任 tīng rèn to let (sth happen) / to allow (sb to do sth) / to submit to / to yield
听凭 tīng píng to allow (sb to do as he pleases)
听书 tīng shū to listen to a performance of pinghua storytelling 評話|评话[ping2hua4] / to listen to an audiobook
听戏 tīng xì to attend an opera / to see an opera
听审 tīng shěn to attend court / to take part in a trial
听讯  hearing
听岔 tīng chà to mishear / to hear wrongly
听窗 tīng chuāng to eavesdrop outside bridal bedchamber (folk custom)
听断 tīng duàn to judge (i.e. to hear and pass judgment in a law court) / to hear and decide
听房 tīng fáng to eavesdrop outside bridal bedchamber (folk custom)
听骨 tīng gǔ ossicles (in the middle ear) / also written 聽小骨|听小骨
听会 tīng huì to attend a meeting (and hear what is discussed)
听牌 tīng pái (mahjong) to be one tile away from completing a hand / (sports) to be on the verge of winning
听清 tīng qīng to hear clearly
听劝 tīng quàn to heed advice / to listen to counsel
听事 tīng shì to hold audience / to advise on state affairs / to administer state affairs / audience hall / to listen in
听讼 tīng sòng to hear litigation (in a law court) / to hear a case
听随 tīng suí to obey / to allow
听头 tīng tóu a can (loanword from English "tin")
听友 tīng yǒu listener (of a radio program etc)
听阈 tīng yù audibility threshold
听障 tīng zhàng hearing impairment
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听说过 tīng shuō guo to hear said
听起来 tīng qi lai to sound like
听不到 tīng bu dào can't hear
听不懂 tīng bu dǒng unable to make sense of what one is hearing
听证会 tīng zhèng huì (legislative) hearing
听不见 tīng bu jiàn not be able to hear
听得见 tīng dé jiàn audible
听诊器 tīng zhěn qì stethoscope
听力计  audiometer
听音哨  listening post
听得懂 tīng de dǒng to understand (by hearing) / to catch (what sb says)
听骨链 tīng gǔ liàn chain of ossicles (in the middle ear)
听腻了 tīng nì le fed up of hearing
听墙根 tīng qiáng gēn to eavesdrop / to listen in secret to sb's conversations
听墙面 tīng qiáng miàn surface of wall
听上去 tīng shàng qu to sound (difficult, worthwhile etc) / to seem
听审会 tīng shěn huì hearing (law)
听小骨 tīng xiǎo gǔ ossicles (of the middle ear) / three ossicles, acting as levers to amplify sound, namely: stapes or stirrup bone 鐙骨|镫骨, incus or anvil bone 砧骨, malleus or hammer bone 錘骨|锤骨
听天由命 tīng tiān yóu mìng (idiom) to submit to the will of heaven / to resign oneself to fate / to trust to luck
听之任之 tīng zhī rèn zhī to take a laissez-faire attitude
听而不闻 tīng ér bù wén to hear but not react (idiom) / to turn a deaf ear / to ignore deliberately
听其自然 tīng qí zì rán to let things take their course / to take things as they come
听不进去 tīng bù jìn qu not to listen / to be deaf to
听力理解 tīng lì lǐ jiě listening comprehension
听墙根儿 tīng qiáng gēn r erhua variant of 聽牆根|听墙根[ting1 qiang2 gen1]
听其自便 tīng qí zì biàn to allow sb to do sth at his convenience
听说读写 tīng shuō dú xiě listening, speaking, reading and writing (language skills)
听天安命 tīng tiān ān mìng to accept one's situation as dictated by heaven (idiom)
听信谣言 tīng xìn yáo yán to take heed of idle chatter (idiom)
听觉障碍者  hearing impaired
听风就是雨 tīng fēng jiù shì yǔ lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom) / to believe rumors / to be credulous
听见风就是雨 tīng jiàn fēng jiù shì yǔ lit. on hearing wind, to say rain / to agree uncritically with whatever people say / to parrot other people's words / to chime in with others
听其言观其行 tīng qí yán guān qí xíng hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects) / judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
听其言而观其行 tīng qí yán ér guān qí xíng hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects) / judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
听话听声，锣鼓听音 tīng huà tīng shēng , luó gǔ tīng yīn to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)
听君一席话，胜读十年书 tīng jūn yī xí huà , shèng dú shí nián shū listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)
Approximate Results for 听
好听 hǎo tīng pleasant to hear
聆听 líng tīng to listen (respectfully)
打听 dǎ ting to ask about / to make some inquiries / to ask around
倾听 qīng tīng to listen attentively
收听 shōu tīng to listen to (a radio broadcast)
监听 jiān tīng to monitor / to listen in / to eavesdrop
接听 jiē tīng to answer the phone
动听 dòng tīng pleasant to listen to
难听 nán tīng unpleasant to hear / coarse / vulgar / offensive / shameful
窃听 qiè tīng to eavesdrop / to wiretap
偷听 tōu tīng to eavesdrop / to monitor (secretly)
旁听 páng tīng to sit in on (proceedings) / to be present at a meeting as an observer / to audit (a class)
探听 tàn tīng to make inquiries / to try to find out / to pry
侦听 zhēn tīng to eavesdrop / to tap (telephone conversations) / to intercept and investigate
谛听 dì tīng to listen carefully
重听 zhòng tīng hard of hearing
复听 fù tīng double hearing / diplacusis
幻听 huàn tīng auditory hallucination
任听 rèn tīng to allow (sb to act arbitrarily) / to let sb have his head
弱听 ruò tīng hard of hearing / hearing-impaired
试听 shì tīng audition / to give sb an audition / to check by listening
受听 shòu tīng nice to hear / worth listening to
细听 xì tīng to listen carefully (for tiny sounds)
选听 xuǎn tīng selective listening (linguistics)
中听 zhōng tīng pleasant to hear (i.e. agreeable news) / to one's liking / music to one's ears / Taiwan pr. [zhong4 ting1]
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窃听器 qiè tīng qì tapping device / bug
随身听 suí shēn tīng Walkman (trademark) / portable stereo
助听器 zhù tīng qì hearing aid
视听股  Audio-Visual Unit
视听室  Audio-Visual Desk
未听到  nothing heard
仅听到  heard only / H only
潜听哨  listening post
水听器  hydrophone / pressure detector
不听命 bù tīng mìng to disobey
公听会 gōng tīng huì public hearing
旁听生 páng tīng shēng auditor (student)
倾听者 qīng tīng zhě listener
试听带 shì tīng dài demo recording (music)
阅听人 yuè tīng rén (Tw) audience
危言耸听 wēi yán sǒng tīng frightening words to scare people (idiom) / alarmist talk / reds under the beds
骇人听闻 hài rén tīng wén shocking / horrifying / atrocious / terrible
道听途说 dào tīng tú shuō gossip / hearsay / rumor
洗耳恭听 xǐ ěr gōng tīng to listen with respectful attention / (a polite request to sb to speak) / we are all ears
言听计从 yán tīng jì cóng to see, hear and obey (idiom) / to take advice / to take sb at his word
耸人听闻 sǒng rén tīng wén to sensationalize (idiom) / deliberate exaggeration to scare people
垂帘听政 chuí lián tīng zhèng lit. to govern from behind the curtain / to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
偏听偏信 piān tīng piān xìn selective listening / to hear what one wants to hear
混淆视听 hùn xiáo shì tīng to obscure the facts (idiom) / to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods
倾耳而听 qīng ěr ér tīng to listen attentively
倾耳细听 qīng ěr xì tīng to prick up one's ear and listen carefully
妄言妄听 wàng yán wàng tīng unwarranted talk the listener can take or leave (idiom) / sth not to be taken too seriously
娓娓动听 wěi wěi dòng tīng to speak in a pleasant and captivating manner (idiom)
虚己以听 xū jǐ yǐ tīng to listen to the ideas of others with an open mind (idiom)
被动窃听  passive wiretapping
视听助理  Audiovisual Assistant
视听事务  Audio-visual Services
正式听审  formal hearing
百听不厌 bǎi tīng bù yàn worth hearing a hundred times
闭目塞听 bì mù sè tīng to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears / out of touch with reality / to bury one's head in the sand
各位听众 gè wèi tīng zhòng Ladies and Gentlemen (on radio) / Dear Listeners...
屡劝不听 lu:3 quàn bù tīng (idiom) refusing to listen to advice or remonstrance / incorrigible
视听材料 shì tīng cái liào evidence of material seen and heard / oral testimony
视听器材 shì tīng qì cái audiovisual aids
危辞耸听 wēi cí sǒng tīng to startle sb with scary tale
惟命是听 wéi mìng shì tīng see 唯命是從|唯命是从[wei2 ming4 shi4 cong2]
娓娓动听 wěi wěi - dòng tīng (idiom) to speak in a pleasant and captivating manner
悉听尊便 xī tīng zūn biàn (idiom) do as you see fit / do whatever you like / (I, we) leave it in your hands
视听支助股  Audio-Visual Support Unit
视听活动股  Audio-Visual Activities Unit
视听技术员  Audiovisual Technician
伙伴听询会  Partners Hearings
信息和视听司  Information and Audio-Visual Division
主动搭线窃听  active wiretapping
且听下回分解 qiě tīng xià huí fēn jiě to listen to the next chapter for an explanation
年度议会听证会  annual parliamentary hearing
流动法院听证会  audience foraine
好故事百听不厌 hǎo gù shi bǎi tīng bù yàn The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times. / One never tires of hearing good new.
视听材料制作助理  Audiovisual Production Assistant
视听制作图书馆股  Audio-Visual Production Libraries Unit
电台听众来电节目  radio phone-in programme
国际重听者联合会  International Federation of Hard of Hearing People
电视和视听制作科  Television and Audio-Visual Production Section
非正式互动听证会  informal interactive hearings
数码听写录音系统  digital dictation recording system
视听材料图书馆股  Audio and Visual Materials Library unit
不问就听不到假话 bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
眼观六路耳听八方 yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions / to be observant and alert (idiom)
信息、视听和文件司  Information, Audiovisual and Documentation Division
发展问题世界听询会  World Hearings on Development
耳听为虚，眼见为实 ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí (idiom) you cannot always trust what you hear, but seeing is believing
兼听则明，偏信则暗 jiān tīng zé míng , piān xìn zé àn listen to both sides and you will be enlightened / heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom)
眼观四处，耳听八方 yǎn guān sì chù , ěr tīng bā fāng see 眼觀四面，耳聽八方|眼观四面，耳听八方[yan3 guan1 si4 mian4 , er3 ting1 ba1 fang1]
眼观四面，耳听八方 yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom) / fig. to be observant and alert
眼见为实，耳听为虚 yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself. / It ain't necessarily so.
言者无意，听者有心 yán zhě wú yì , tīng zhě yǒu xīn to take a casual remark to heart (idiom)
非洲视听和电影委员会  African Audiovisual and Cinema Commission
欧洲保护视听遗产公约  European Convention for the protection of the Audiovisual Heritage
出版物和视听资料指南  Publications and Audio-Visual Guide
视听材料推广和分发股  Audiovisual Promotion and Distribution Unit
国际视听作品登记条约  Treaty on the International Registration of Audiovisual Works
联合国国际法视听图书馆  United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law / Audiovisual Library in International Law
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前 bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
欧洲经济委员会区域听证会  hearing for the region of the Economic Commission for Europe
国际视听传播与文化发展学会  International Institute for Audio-Visual Communication and Cultural Development
联合国人类住区视听信息中心  United Nations Audio-Visual Information Centre on Human Settlements
世界应该更多倾听的十个故事  Ten Stories the World Should Hear More About
用于教育的大众媒体和视听系统  educational mass media and audio-visual systems
对南非实行石油禁运听证会小组  Panel on the Hearings on the Oil Embargo against South Africa
国际电影电视和视听传播理事会  International Council for Film, Television and Audiovisual Communication
国际天主教广播电视和视听协会  International Catholic Association for Radio, Television and Audio-Visuals
穷人之声－你听到我们的倾诉了吗？  Voices of the poor - Can anyone hear us?
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