Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
听
tīng
Description
"听"的意思是用耳朵去接收声音。
"听" means to use your ears to receive sounds.
我们可以听音乐、听老师说话，也可以说听别人的话，就是照着做。
We can listen to music, listen to the teacher speaking, or say '听' others' words, meaning to follow what they say.
Meanings
听tīng
to listen to; to hear
我喜欢听音乐。
I like listening to music.
听tīng
to obey; to heed advice
你要听妈妈的话。
You should listen to your mother.
听tīng
measure word for cans (loanword)
我买了一听可乐。
I bought a can of cola.
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Notes
- Nuance
听 is the general act of listening; 听见/听到 stress actually hearing the sound.
- Etymology
the 'can' measure-word sense comes from English 'tin'.
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