聆 líng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 耳 — ear
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
聆听
língtīng
to listen attentively
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Example phrases
- 在公共听证会上，官员必须真正聆听居民的担忧，而不是只完成程序。 Zài gōnggòng tīngzhènghuì shàng, guānyuán bìxū zhēnzhèng língtīng jūmín de dānyōu, ér bù shì zhǐ wánchéng chéngxù. At a public hearing, officials must genuinely listen to residents' concerns rather than merely complete the procedure.
- 我喜欢在安静的夜晚聆听雨声。 Wǒ xǐhuan zài ānjìng de yèwǎn língtīng yǔshēng. I like to listen to the sound of rain on a quiet night.
- 学生们认真聆听老人讲述年轻时的故事。 Xuéshengmen rènzhēn língtīng lǎorén jiǎngshù niánqīng shí de gùshi. The students listened attentively as the old man told stories from his youth.
Related words
- 好听 hǎotīng pleasant to hear
- 听 tīng to listen, to hear
- 听到 tīngdào to hear
- 听见 tīngjiàn to hear
- 听写 tīngxiě dictation; to write from dictation
- 难听 nántīng unpleasant to hear
- 听讲 tīngjiǎng to listen in class
- 听说 tīngshuō to hear that
- 打听 dǎting to ask around; to find out
- 收听 shōutīng to listen to a broadcast
- 听力 tīnglì listening ability
- 听众 tīngzhòng audience; listeners