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听见

tīngjiàn

to hear

HSK 1 · Topic “Language” Result & directionEveryday verbs
to hear
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听 tīng

Strokes
7
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 斤 axe
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

见 jiàn

Strokes
4
Radical
见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
Made of
冂 frame 儿 son, child
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 你听见了吗? Nǐ tīngjiàn le ma? Did you hear that?
  • 我听见他在唱歌。 Wǒ tīngjiàn tā zài chànggē. I can hear him singing.
  • 我能听见你说话。 Wǒ néng tīngjiàn nǐ shuōhuà. I can hear you talking.
  • 我听见有人在笑。 Wǒ tīngjiàn yǒurén zài xiào. I heard someone laughing.
  • 请再说一次,我没听见。 Qǐng zài shuō yí cì, wǒ méi tīngjiàn. Please say it again; I didn't hear you.
  • 老师的话你都听见了。 Lǎoshī de huà nǐ dōu tīngjiàn le. You heard everything the teacher said.
  • 他听见没有? Tā tīngjiàn méiyǒu? Did he hear it or not?
  • 我在电话里听见了妈妈。 Wǒ zài diànhuà li tīngjiàn le māma. I can hear Mom on the phone.
  • 老师说的话,我没听见。 Lǎoshī shuō de huà, wǒ méi tīngjiàn. I didn't hear what the teacher said.
  • 你能听见我说话吗? Nǐ néng tīngjiàn wǒ shuōhuà ma? Can you hear me when I speak?

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