聴 (tīng) - Listen — to hear attentively & to heed

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聴 · tīng

Listen — to hear attentively;

to heed;

to obey (alternative form of 听).

Listen — to hear attentivelyto heedto obey (alternative form of 听).

Usage highlights

Listen attentivelyListen to musicListen to a lectureListen to the radioListen to adviceListen and obey

Synonyms

  • 听— listen (standard simplified form)
  • 闻— hear; smell

Antonyms

  • 说— speak
  • 讲— talk; lecture

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Please listen carefully (请仔细聴).
  • He listens to music every day (他每天聴音乐).
  • The teacher told us to listen attentively (老师让我们认真聴讲).
  • I listen to the radio in the morning (我早上聴广播).

Collocations

  • Listen attentively(聴从)
  • Listen to music(聴音乐)
  • Listen to a lecture(聴课)
  • Listen to the radio(聴广播)
  • Listen to advice(聴劝)
  • Listen and obey(聴命)

Idioms

  • Listen to both sides and you will be enlightened(兼聴则明)
  • Turn a deaf ear(充耳不聴)
  • Listen without understanding(聴而不闻)
  • Listen willingly(洗耳恭聴)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 聴 is a variant form of 听 (listen), more commonly used in historical texts and calligraphy.
  • In Japanese, 聴 is the standard character for 'listen' and is used in compounds like 聴覚 (hearing).
  • The character contains 耳 (ear) as semantic component, emphasizing the auditory nature of listening.

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