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Pinyin
tīng
Definition
listen / hear / obey, let / allow
听
tīng
Verb
1. 用耳朵接受声音: To receive sound with the ear.
Example: 听力 (hearing ability); 听写 (dictation); 听觉 (sense of hearing); 聆听 (listen attentively); 洗耳恭听 (to listen respectfully).
2. 顺从,接受别人的意见: To obey or accept the opinions of others.
Example: 言听计从 (to heed the words and follow the plans).
3. 任凭,随: To allow or let.
Example: 听任 (to let someone do as they wish); 听凭 (to let things take their course).
4. 治理;判断: To govern or make judgments.
Example: 听讼 (to try a case); 听政 (to govern).
5. 量词,指马口铁密封成筒状以贮藏食物、饮料等: A measure word referring to tin cans used to store food and beverages.
Example: 一听可口可乐 (a can of Coca-Cola).
Noun
1. 耳朵: Ear.
2. 马口铁罐: Tin.
3. 耳目,间谍: Detective or spy.
4. 厅堂。古代官府办公处,后作“厅”: Office, originally a governmental office.
副词
1. 笑的样子: A smiling expression.
Example: 我笑的样子让人感到温暖 (My smiling expression makes others feel warm).
(Note: The definitions and examples are illustrative and serve to give a comprehensive understanding of the character "听" in both English and Chinese.)
to ask about / to make some inquiries / to ask around
to do what one is told / obedient
hearing / listening ability
to visit (a meeting, class, trial etc)
to make inquiries / to try to find out / to pry
垂帘听政 chuí lián tīng zhèng
lit. to govern from behind the curtain / to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
to understand (on hearing) / to catch (what is spoken)
shocking / horrifying / atrocious / terrible
to hear (news) / to listen to
to speak in a pleasant and captivating manner (idiom)
frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk / reds under the beds
acousma / akoasm / phonism / auditory hallucination
to hear (sth said) / one hears (that) / hearsay / listening and speaking
to listen with respectful attention / (a polite request to sb to speak) / we are all ears
according to your preference
to allow (sb to do as he pleases)
to eavesdrop / to monitor (secretly)
to eavesdrop / to tap (telephone conversations) / to intercept and investigate
submissively / submissively to hear and obey / be at sb.'s beck and call
to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment)
to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods
to listen and obey / to comply with / to heed / to hearken