聽 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

選聽 xuǎn tīng selective listening (linguistics)
重聽 zhòng tīng hard of hearing
閉目塞聽 bì mù sè tīng to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears; out of touch with reality; to bury one's head in the sand
閱聽人 yuè tīng rén audience (Tw)
隨身聽 suí shēn tīng Walkman (trademark); portable stereo
難聽 nán tīng unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful
駭人聽聞 hài rén tīng wén shocking; horrifying; atrocious; terrible
聽過 tīng guò have heard
將聽吾計 jiāng tīng wú jì if listening to my strategies; if accepting and following my plans
將不聽吾計 jiāng bù tīng wú jì if not listening to my strategies; if rejecting or not heeding my plans
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