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打听

dǎ ting · da ting

Traditional 打聽

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to ask about
  2. to make some inquiries
  3. to ask around
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In a conversation

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Who is the new neighbor?

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)新(xīn)邻居(línjū)是(shì)谁(shéi)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, do you know who the new neighbor is?

  2. Dengdeng

    不知道(bùzhīdào)，我(wǒ)去(qù)打听(dǎting)一下(yīxià)。

    I don't know, I will go ask around.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)打听(dǎting)？

    How will you ask around?

  4. Dengdeng

    问问(wènwèn)卖菜(màicài)的(de)阿姨(āyí)，她(tā)什么(shénme)都(dōu)知道(zhīdào)。

    Ask the vegetable-selling auntie, she knows everything.

  5. Liangliang

    打听(dǎting)到(dào)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you find out?

  6. Dengdeng

    打听到了(dǎtingdàole)！新(xīn)邻居(línjū)是(shì)你的(nǐde)老同学(lǎotóngxué)！

    Found out! The new neighbor is your old classmate!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)向(xiàng)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)打(dǎ)听(ting)有(yǒu)关(guān)约(yuē)翰(hàn)的(de)事(shì)。

Tom asked Mary about John.

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

02

我(wǒ)要(yào)去(qù)柜(guì)台(tái)打(dǎ)听(ting)这(zhè)里(lǐ)附(fù)近(jìn)有(yǒu)没(méi)有(yǒu)餐(cān)厅(tīng)。

I am going to enquire at the service desk if there are any restaurants around here.

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

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打
dǎ

to beat; to strike

听
tīng

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

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