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听

yǐn · yin/tīng · ting

Traditional 聽

HSK 1

Meaning

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yǐn 听

  1. smile (archaic)

tīng 聽

  1. to listen to; to hear
  2. to heed; to obey
  3. a can (loanword from English "tin")
  4. classifier for canned beverages
  5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [tìng])
  6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [tìng])
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I can't hear anything

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)戴着(dàizhe)耳机(ěrjī)，在(zài)听(tīng)什么(shénme)？

    You're wearing earphones. What are you listening to?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)听(tīng)音乐(yīnyuè)。

    I'm listening to music.

  3. Liangliang

    让(ràng)我(wǒ)听一下(tīngyīxià)。

    Let me listen.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)听(tīng)。

    Okay, listen.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)什么(shénme)都(dōu)听(tīng)不到(bùdào)。

    I can't hear anything.

  6. Dengdeng

    咦(yí)？我(wǒ)也(yě)听不到(tīngbudào)。我(wǒ)没(méi)点(diǎn)播放(bōfàng)！

    Huh? I can't hear it either. I didn't press play!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)听(tīng)了(le)，但(dàn)什(shén)么(me)也(yě)没(méi)听(tīng)到(dào)。

I listened, but I didn't hear anything.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)藉(jiè)由(yóu)听(tīng)音(yīn)乐(yuè)来(lái)鼓(gǔ)舞(wǔ)我(wǒ)自(zì)己(jǐ)。

I cheered myself up by listening to music.

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

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