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听说 (tīng shuō): To hear (sth said) (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

听说 consists of 2 characters.

to listen; hear

Word Info

Pinyintīng shuō

Meaningto hear (sth said)

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 3

SyntaxVerb

Word听说

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3.

Example Sentences with 听说

wǒ我

tīng听

shuō说

tā他

xià下

gè个

yuè月

yào要

qù去

Běi北

jīng京

gōng工

zuò作

。

I heard that he is going to work in Beijing next month.

tīng听

shuō说

chāo超

shì市

yǒu有

dǎ打

zhé折

huó活

dòng动

tīng听

shuō说

tā他

kǎo考

shì试

dé得

le了

dì第

yì一

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

men们

jì计

huà划

qù去

nà那

jiā家

xīn

wǒ我

tīng听

shuō说

yí一

gè个

chuán传

wén闻

。

I heard a rumor.

zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

de的

tāng汤

hěn很

hǎo好

hē喝

，

nǐ你

tīng听

shuō说

guò过

guān关

yú于

huáng黄

hé河

de的

nǐ你

tīng听

shuō说

zǒng总

cái裁

yào要

tiáo调

zhěng整

gōng公

nǐ你

tīng听

shuō说

guò过

nà那

jiā家

xīn新

jiàn建

de的

tīng听

shuō说

tā他

men们

fēn分

shǒu手

le了

，

wǒ我

gǎn

，

wǒ我

men们

gǎn赶

kuài快

qù去

kàn看

kàn看

。

I heard there's a sale at the supermarket, let's go check it out quickly.

míng

名

，

mā妈

mā妈

kāi开

xīn心

dé得

bù不

dé得

le了

。

Upon hearing that he got first place in the exam, his mother was overjoyed.

新

kāi开

de的

cān餐

tīng厅

shuàn涮

huǒ火

guō锅

，

tīng听

shuō说

tā他

men们

de的

tāng汤

dǐ底

tè特

bié别

xiān鲜

měi美

。

This weekend we plan to go to that newly opened restaurant to have hot pot, and I heard their soup base is especially delicious.

tīng听

shuō说

yǒu有

tè特

bié别

de的

mì秘

fāng方

。

The soup at this restaurant is delicious; I heard they have a special secret recipe.

gǔ

古

lǎo老

chuán传

shuō说

ma吗

？

Have you heard of the ancient legends about the Yellow River?

sī

司

zhàn战

lüè略

le了

ma吗

？

Have you heard that the director general is going to adjust the company's strategy?

zhì

智

néng能

gōng工

chǎng厂

ma吗

？

Have you heard about that newly built smart factory?

感

dào到

hěn很

yì意

wài外

。

I was quite surprised to hear that they broke up.

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Words with 听

听见tīng jiànHSK 1
好听hǎo tīngHSK 1
难听nán tīngHSK 3
听众tīng zhòngHSK 4
听力tīng lìHSK 4
收听shōu tīngHSK 4
打听dǎ tingHSK 5
倾听qīng tīngHSK 6

Words with 说

说话shuō huàHSK 2
再说zài shuōHSK 4
小说xiǎo shuōHSK 4
说明shuō míngHSK 4
说法shuō fǎHSK 4
说明书shuō míng shūHSK 4
传说chuán shuōHSK 5
据说

jù shuō

HSK 5