听 yǐn/tīng/tìng, [聽], smile (archaic), to listen/to hear/to obey/a can (loanword from English "tin")/c... 听说 tīngshuō, [聽說], to hear (sth said)/one hears (that)/hearsay/listening and speaking 听到 tīngdào, [聽到], to hear 听见 tīngjiàn, [聽見], to hear 听话 tīnghuà, [聽話], to do what one is told/obedient 好听 hǎotīng, [好聽], pleasant to hear 听证会 tīngzhènghuì, [聽證會], (legislative) hearing 倾听 qīngtīng, [傾聽], to listen attentively 窃听器 qiètīngqì, [竊聽器], tapping device/bug 打听 dǎting, [打聽], to ask about/to make some inquiries/to ask around 听众 tīngzhòng, [聽眾], audience/listeners 监听 jiāntīng, [監聽], to monitor/to listen in/to eavesdrop 听从 tīngcóng, [聽從], to listen and obey/to comply with/to heed/to hearken 偷听 tōutīng, [偷聽], to eavesdrop/to monitor (secretly) 聆听 língtīng, [聆聽], to listen (respectfully) 窃听 qiètīng, [竊聽], to eavesdrop/to wiretap 听取 tīngqǔ, [聽取], to hear (news)/to listen to 动听 dòngtīng, [動聽], pleasant to listen to 洗耳恭听 xǐěrgōngtīng, [洗耳恭聽], to listen with respectful attention/(a polite request to sb to speak)/we are all... 听力 tīnglì, [聽力], hearing/listening ability 收听 shōutīng, [收聽], to listen to (a radio broadcast) 听命 tīngmìng, [聽命], to obey an order/to take orders/to accept a state of affairs 听觉 tīngjué, [聽覺], sense of hearing/auditory 旁听 pángtīng, [旁聽], to visit (a meeting, class, trial etc) 听信 tīngxìn, [聽信], to listen to information/to get the news/to believe what one hears 听候 tīnghòu, [聽候], to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment) 难听 nántīng, [難聽], unpleasant to hear/coarse/vulgar/offensive/shameful 听天由命 tīngtiānyóumìng, [聽天由命], to submit to the will of heaven/to resign oneself to fate/to trust to luck 道听途说 dàotīngtúshuō, [道聽途說], gossip/hearsay/rumor 骇人听闻 hàiréntīngwén, [駭人聽聞], shocking/horrifying/atrocious/terrible 听筒 tīngtǒng, [聽筒], telephone receiver/headphone/earphone/earpiece/stethoscope 听之任之 tīngzhīrènzhī, [聽之任之], to take a laissez-faire attitude 助听器 zhùtīngqì, [助聽器], hearing aid 耸人听闻 sǒngréntīngwén, [聳人聽聞], to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people 听讲 tīngjiǎng, [聽講], to attend a lecture/to listen to a talk 听课 tīngkè, [聽課], to attend a class/to go to a lecture 危言耸听 wēiyánsǒngtīng, [危言聳聽], frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk/reds under the beds 探听 tàntīng, [探聽], to make inquiries/to try to find out/to pry 听诊器 tīngzhěnqì, [聽診器], stethoscope 百听不厌 bǎitīngbùyàn, [百聽不厭], worth hearing a hundred times 混淆视听 hùnxiáoshìtīng, [混淆視聽], to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and delib... 听写 tīngxiě, [聽寫], (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise)/dictation/(music) to transc... 听任 tīngrèn, [聽任], to let (sth happen)/to allow (sb to do sth)/to submit to/to yield 听凭 tīngpíng, [聽憑], to allow (sb to do as he pleases) 中听 zhōngtīng, [中聽], pleasant to hear (i.e. agreeable news)/to one's liking/music to one's ears/Taiwa... 听而不闻 tīngérbùwén, [聽而不聞], to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear/to ignore deliberately 重听 zhòngtīng, [重聽], hard of hearing 偏听偏信 piāntīngpiānxìn, [偏聽偏信], selective listening/to hear what one wants to hear 听骨 tīnggǔ, [聽骨], ossicles (in the middle ear)/also written 聽小骨|听小骨 不听命 bùtīngmìng, [不聽命], to disobey 不问就听不到假话 bùwènjiùtīngbùdàojiǎhuà, [不問就聽不到假話], Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom) 且听下回分解 qiětīngxiàhuífēnjiě, [且聽下回分解], to listen to the next chapter for an explanation 任听 rèntīng, [任聽], to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)/to let sb have his head 侦听 zhēntīng, [偵聽], to eavesdrop/to tap (telephone conversations)/to intercept and investigate 倾听者 qīngtīngzhě, [傾聽者], listener 倾耳细听 qīngěrxìtīng, [傾耳細聽], to prick up one's ear and listen carefully 倾耳而听 qīngěrértīng, [傾耳而聽], to listen attentively 公听会 gōngtīnghuì, [公聽會], public hearing 危辞耸听 wēicísǒngtīng, [危辭聳聽], to startle sb with scary tale 受听 shòutīng, [受聽], nice to hear/worth listening to 听上去 tīngshàngqu, [聽上去], to sound (difficult, worthwhile etc)/to seem 听不到 tīngbudào, [聽不到], can't hear 听不懂 tīngbudǒng, [聽不懂], unable to make sense of what one is hearing 听不见 tīngbujiàn, [聽不見], not be able to hear 听不进去 tīngbùjìnqu, [聽不進去], not to listen/to be deaf to 听书 tīngshū, [聽書], to listen to stories/to listen to performance of 說書|说书 storytelling 听事 tīngshì, [聽事], to hold audience/to advise on state affairs/to administer state affairs/audience... 听会 tīnghuì, [聽會], to attend a meeting (and hear what is discussed) 听信谣言 tīngxìnyáoyán, [聽信謠言], to take heed of idle chatter (idiom) 听其自便 tīngqízìbiàn, [聽其自便], to allow sb to do sth at his convenience 听其自然 tīngqízìrán, [聽其自然], to let things take their course/to take things as they come 听其言而观其行 tīngqíyánérguānqíxíng, [聽其言而觀其行], hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a perso... 听其言观其行 tīngqíyánguānqíxíng, [聽其言觀其行], hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a perso... 听力理解 tīnglìlǐjiě, [聽力理解], listening comprehension 听友 tīngyǒu, [聽友], listener (of a radio program etc) 听墙根 tīngqiánggēn, [聽牆根], to eavesdrop/to listen in secret to sb's conversations 听墙根儿 tīngqiánggēnr, [聽牆根兒], erhua variant of 聽牆根|听墙根[tīng qiáng gēn] 听墙面 tīngqiángmiàn, [聽牆面], surface of wall 听天安命 tīngtiānānmìng, [聽天安命], to accept one's situation as dictated by heaven (idiom) 听头 tīngtóu, [聽頭], a can (loanword from English "tin") 听审 tīngshěn, [聽審], to attend court/to take part in a trial 听审会 tīngshěnhuì, [聽審會], hearing (law) 听小骨 tīngxiǎogǔ, [聽小骨], ossicles (of the middle ear)/three ossicles, acting as levers to amplify sound, ... 听岔 tīngchà, [聽岔], to mishear/to hear wrongly 听得懂 tīngdedǒng, [聽得懂], to understand (by hearing)/to catch (what sb says) 听得见 tīngdéjiàn, [聽得見], audible 听懂 tīngdǒng, [聽懂], to understand (on hearing)/to catch (what is spoken) 听戏 tīngxì, [聽戲], to attend an opera/to see an opera 听房 tīngfáng, [聽房], to eavesdrop outside bridal bedchamber (folk custom) 听断 tīngduàn, [聽斷], to judge (i.e. to hear and pass judgment in a law court)/to hear and decide 听来 tīnglái, [聽來], to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc)/to ring (true)/to sound as if (i.e.... 听清 tīngqīng, [聽清], to hear clearly 听窗 tīngchuāng, [聽窗], to eavesdrop outside bridal bedchamber (folk custom) 听者 tīngzhě, [聽者], listener/member of audience 听腻了 tīngnìle, [聽膩了], fed up of hearing 听见风就是雨 tīngjiànfēngjiùshìyǔ, [聽見風就是雨], lit. on hearing wind, to say rain/to agree uncritically with whatever people say... 听讼 tīngsòng, [聽訟], to hear litigation (in a law court)/to hear a case 听话听声,锣鼓听音 tīnghuàtīngshēng,luógǔtīngyīn, [聽話聽聲,鑼鼓聽音], to understand the unspoken implications (idiom) 听起来 tīngqilai, [聽起來], to sound like 听错 tīngcuò, [聽錯], to mishear 听闻 tīngwén, [聽聞], to listen/to hear what sb says/news one has heard 听阈 tīngyù, [聽閾], audibility threshold 听随 tīngsuí, [聽隨], to obey/to allow 听风就是雨 tīngfēngjiùshìyǔ, [聽風就是雨], lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom)/to believe rumors/to be ... 听骨链 tīnggǔliàn, [聽骨鏈], chain of ossicles (in the middle ear) 垂帘听政 chuíliántīngzhèng, [垂簾聽政], lit. to govern from behind the curtain/to rule in place of the emperor (idiom) 复听 fùtīng, [複聽], double hearing/diplacusis 好故事百听不厌 hǎogùshibǎitīngbùyàn, [好故事百聽不厭], The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times./One never tires of hear... 妄言妄听 wàngyánwàngtīng, [妄言妄聽], unwarranted talk the listener can take or leave (idiom); sth not to be taken too... 娓娓动听 wěiwěidòngtīng, [娓娓動聽], to speak in a pleasant and captivating manner (idiom) 屡劝不听 lǚquànbùtīng, [屢勸不聽], refusing to listen to advice or remonstrance/incorrigible 弱听 ruòtīng, [弱聽], hard of hearing/hearing-impaired 惟命是听 wéimìngshìtīng, [惟命是聽], see 唯命是從|唯命是从[wéi mìng shì cóng] 接听 jiētīng, [接聽], to answer the phone 眼见为实,耳听为虚 yǎnjiànwéishí,ěrtīngwéixū, [眼見為實,耳聽為虛], to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people ... 眼观六路耳听八方 yǎnguānliùlùěrtīngbāfāng, [眼觀六路耳聽八方], lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions/to be observ... 眼观四处,耳听八方 yǎnguānsìchù,ěrtīngbāfāng, [眼觀四處,耳聽八方], see 眼觀四面,耳聽八方|眼观四面,耳听八方[yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng] 眼观四面,耳听八方 yǎnguānsìmiàn,ěrtīngbāfāng, [眼觀四面,耳聽八方], lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom)/fi... 细听 xìtīng, [細聽], to listen carefully (for tiny sounds) 耳听为虚,眼见为实 ěrtīngwéixū,yǎnjiànwéishí, [耳聽為虛,眼見為實], Take what you hear to be false, only believe it when you see it (idiom). Don't b... 虚己以听 xūjǐyǐtīng, [虛己以聽], to listen to the ideas of others with an open mind (idiom) 视听材料 shìtīngcáiliào, [視聽材料], evidence of material seen and heard/oral testimony 言听计从 yántīngjìcóng, [言聽計從], to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice/to take sb at his word 言者无意,听者有心 yánzhěwúyì,tīngzhěyǒuxīn, [言者無意,聽者有心], to take a casual remark to heart (idiom) 试听 shìtīng, [試聽], audition/to give sb an audition/to check by listening 试听带 shìtīngdài, [試聽帶], demo recording (music) 谛听 dìtīng, [諦聽], to listen carefully 选听 xuǎntīng, [選聽], selective listening (linguistics) 闭目塞听 bìmùsètīng, [閉目塞聽], to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears/out of touch with reality/to bury one's h... 阅听人 yuètīngrén, [閱聽人], audience (Tw) 随身听 suíshēntīng, [隨身聽], Walkman (trademark)/portable stereo