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听见

tīng jiàn · ting jian

Traditional 聽見

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Meaning

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  1. to hear
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  1. Liangliang

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，我(wǒ)早上(zǎoshang)没(méi)听见(tīngjiàn)闹钟(nàozhōng)。

    Sorry, I did not hear my alarm this morning.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)叫(jiào)你(nǐ)，你(nǐ)也(yě)没(méi)听见(tīngjiàn)吗(ma)？

    I kept calling you. Did you not hear that either?

  3. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)没(méi)听见(tīngjiàn)，我(wǒ)睡(shuì)得(de)太(tài)香(xiāng)了(le)。

    I really did not hear. I was sleeping too soundly.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)听见(tīngjiàn)我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)说(shuō)什么(shénme)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Then did you hear what I am saying now?

  5. Liangliang

    听见(tīngjiàn)了(le)，你(nǐ)说(shuō)我们(wǒmen)快(kuài)迟到(chídào)了(le)。

    I heard. You said we are almost late.

  6. Dengdeng

    听见(tīngjiàn)了(le)就(jiù)快(kuài)走(zǒu)吧(ba)！

    If you heard, hurry up!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

轻(qīng)一(yì)点(diǎn)，他(tā)会(huì)听(tīng)见(jiàn)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)。

Be quiet, he might hear us.

Tatoeba: Chinese by gumblex · English by fanty · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)假(jiǎ)装(zhuāng)没(méi)有(yǒu)听(tīng)见(jiàn)我(wǒ)。

He pretended not to hear me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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听
tīng

to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey

见
jiàn

to see; to meet

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