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聆听

líng tīng · ling ting

Traditional 聆聽

Meaning

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  1. to listen (respectfully)
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Listen to the kettle

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)闭着(bìzhe)眼睛(yǎnjing)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    Dengdeng, what are you doing with your eyes closed?

  2. Dengdeng

    茶艺(cháyì)老师(lǎoshī)说(shuō)，要(yào)用心(yòngxīn)聆听(língtīng)水开(shuǐkāi)的(de)声音(shēngyīn)。

    The tea teacher says to listen attentively to the sound of boiling water.

  3. Liangliang

    水开(shuǐkāi)的(de)声音(shēngyīn)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)好(hǎo)聆听(língtīng)的(de)？

    Is there anything worth listening to in the sound of boiling water?

  4. Dengdeng

    你听(nǐtīng)，咕噜咕噜(gūlugūlu)，它(tā)在说(zàishuō)快(kuài)关火(guānhuǒ)。

    Listen, gurgle gurgle. It is saying: turn off the heat quickly.

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，你(nǐ)再(zài)聆听(língtīng)下去(xiàqù)，水(shuǐ)就(jiù)烧干了(shāogānle)。

    Right, if you keep listening, the water will boil dry.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bú)愿(yuàn)意(yì)聆(líng)听(tīng)的(de)人(rén)，才(cái)是(shì)真(zhēn)正(zhèng)的(de)聋(lóng)子(zi)。

There's no one more deaf than he who does not want to listen.

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

02

当(dāng)一(yí)位(wèi)女(nǚ)性(xìng)在(zài)和(hé)你(nǐ)说(shuō)话(huà)，要(yào)看(kàn)着(zhe)她(tā)的(de)眼(yǎn)睛(jing)来(lái)聆(líng)听(tīng)她(tā)的(de)话(huà)。

When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes.

Tatoeba: Chinese by FeAst · English by Adelpa · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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