听来 tīng lái

DEFINITIONS

  1. to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc)
  2. to ring (true)
  3. to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression)
  4. to hear from somewhere

CHARACTERS

听 tīng
HSK 1
hear; understand; obey, comply
来 lái
HSK 1
come, coming; return, returning