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听话

tīng huà · ting hua

Traditional 聽話

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to do what one is told
  2. obedient
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Sit!

  1. Dengdeng

    我的(wǒde)狗(gǒu)最近(zuìjìn)不太(bùtài)听话(tīnghuà)。

    My dog has not been very obedient lately.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)要(yào)多(duō)练习(liànxí)，它(tā)才(cái)会(huì)听话(tīnghuà)。

    You need to practise more. Then it will obey.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，坐下(zuòxia)！

    OK, watch. Sit!

  4. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，它(tā)真(zhēn)听话(tīnghuà)，真的(zhēnde)坐下(zuòxia)了(le)！

    Wow, it is so obedient. It really sat down!

  5. Dengdeng

    它(tā)不是(bùshì)听(tīng)我的(wǒde)话(huà)，它(tā)在(zài)看(kàn)你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)的(de)饼干(bǐnggān)。

    It is not listening to me. It is looking at the biscuit in your hand.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)去(qù)朋(péng)友(yǒu)家(jiā)玩(wán)要(yào)守(shǒu)规(guī)矩(ju)，要(yào)听(tīng)话(huà)。

When you go to play at a friend's house, you need to be well behaved and obedient.

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

02

这(zhè)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)狗(gǒu)很(hěn)听(tīng)话(huà)，主(zhǔ)人(rén)一(yí)叫(jiào)它(tā)就(jiù)过(guò)来(lái)。

This puppy is very obedient; it comes over as soon as its owner calls.

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