tīng

hear, listen; understand; obey

DEFINITIONS

聽 tīng
  • to listen
  • to hear
  • to obey
  • a can (loanword from English "tin")
  • classifier for canned beverages
聽 tìng
  • (literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule
  • to sentence
  • to allow

WORDS

不問就不到假話 bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
命 bù tīng mìng to disobey
老人言,吃虧在眼前 bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
下回分解 qiě tīng xià huí fēn jiě to listen to the next chapter for an explanation
zhōng tīng pleasant to hear (i.e. agreeable news); to one's liking; music to one's ears; Taiwan pr. [zhong4 ting1]
rèn tīng to allow (sb to act arbitrarily); to let sb have his head
偏信 piān tīng piān xìn selective listening; to hear what one wants to hear
zhēn tīng to eavesdrop; to tap (telephone conversations); to intercept and investigate
tōu tīng to eavesdrop; to monitor (secretly)
傾耳細 qīng ěr xì tīng to prick up one's ear and listen carefully
傾耳而 qīng ěr ér tīng to listen attentively
qīng tīng to listen attentively
者 qīng tīng zhě listener
會 gōng tīng huì public hearing
器 zhù tīng qì hearing aid
dòng tīng pleasant to listen to
危言聳 wēi yán sǒng tīng frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk; reds under the beds
危辭聳 wēi cí sǒng tīng to startle sb with scary tale
shòu tīng nice to hear; worth listening to
垂簾政 chuí lián tīng zhèng lit. to govern from behind the curtain; to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
好故事百不厭 hǎo gù shi bǎi tīng bù yàn The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times.; One never tires of hearing good new.
hǎo tīng pleasant to hear
妄言妄 wàng yán wàng tīng unwarranted talk the listener can take or leave (idiom); sth not to be taken too seriously
娓娓動 wěi wěi dòng tīng to speak in a pleasant and captivating manner (idiom)
屢勸不 lǚ quàn bù tīng refusing to listen to advice or remonstrance; incorrigible
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