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听讲

tīngjiǎng

to listen in class

A student listening to a teacher
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Characters in this word

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

讲 jiǎng

Strokes
6
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 井 well, mine shaft, pit
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 上课要听讲。 Shàng kè yào tīng jiǎng. You should listen in class.
  • 他认真听讲。 Tā rèn zhēn tīng jiǎng. He listens carefully in class.
  • 请安静听讲。 Qǐng ān jìng tīng jiǎng. Please listen quietly in class.

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