听话 聽話
听话 聽話 tīng huà ㄊㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ teng1 waa6 HSK 7-9
- to do what one is told
- obedient
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听 聽
- 倾听 傾聽 qīng tīng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄥ king1 ting1 to listen attentively
- 动听 動聽 dòng tīng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄥ dung6 ting1 pleasant to listen to
- 好听 好聽 hǎo tīng ㄏㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄥ hou2 teng1 pleasant to hear
- 打听 打聽 dǎ ting ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄊㄧㄥ daa2 ting1 to ask about
- 接听 接聽 jiē tīng ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄧㄥ zip3 teng1 to answer the phone
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- 收听 收聽 shōu tīng ㄕㄡ ㄊㄧㄥ sau1 teng1 to listen to (a radio broadcast)
- 旁听 旁聽 páng tīng ㄆㄤˊ ㄊㄧㄥ pong4 ting1 to sit in on (proceedings)
- 听到 聽到 tīng dào ㄊㄧㄥ ㄉㄠˋ teng1 dou3 to hear
- 听力 聽力 tīng lì ㄊㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˋ ting1 lik6 hearing
- 听取 聽取 tīng qǔ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ting1 ceoi2 to hear (news); to listen to
- 听写 聽寫 tīng xiě ㄊㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ting1 se2 (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation
- 听从 聽從 tīng cóng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ting1 cung4 to listen and obey
- 听众 聽眾 tīng zhòng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ting1 zung3 audience
- 听见 聽見 tīng jiàn ㄊㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ teng1 gin3 to hear
- 听说 聽說 tīng shuō ㄊㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄛ ting1 syut3 to hear (sth said)
- 听讲 聽講 tīng jiǎng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄤˇ teng1 gong2 to attend a lecture
- 难听 難聽 nán tīng ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄥ naan4 teng1 unpleasant to hear
- 听起来 聽起來 tīng qi lai ㄊㄧㄥ ˙ㄑㄧ ˙ㄌㄞ ting1 hei2 loi4 to sound like
- 骇人听闻 駭人聽聞 hài rén tīng wén ㄏㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄨㄣˊ haai5 jan4 ting1 man4 shocking
- 中听 中聽 zhōng tīng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄥ zung1 ting1 pleasant to hear (i.e. agreeable news)
话 話
- 俗话 俗話 sú huà ㄙㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ zuk6 waa6 common saying
- 实话 實話 shí huà ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ sat6 waa6 truth
- 对话 對話 duì huà ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ deoi3 waa6 to talk (with sb)
- 废话 廢話 fèi huà ㄈㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fai3 waa2 nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words
- 会话 會話 huì huà ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ wui6 waa2 (language learning) conversation
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- 的话 的話 de huà ˙ㄉㄜ ㄏㄨㄚˋ dik1 waa6 if (coming after a conditional clause)
- 神话 神話 shén huà ㄕㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ san4 waa2 legend
- 童话 童話 tóng huà ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ tung4 waa2 children's fairy tales
- 笑话 笑話 xiào hua ㄒㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄚ siu3 waa6 joke; jest
- 话剧 話劇 huà jù ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄩˋ waa2 kek6 stage play
- 话筒 話筒 huà tǒng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ waa6 tung2 microphone
- 话语 話語 huà yǔ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩˇ waa6 jyu5 words
- 话费 話費 huà fèi ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄈㄟˋ waa6 fai3 call charge
- 话题 話題 huà tí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄧˊ waa6 tai4 subject (of a talk or conversation)
- 说话 說話 shuō huà ㄕㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄚˋ syut3 waa6 to speak
- 谈话 談話 tán huà ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ taam4 waa6 to talk (with sb)
- 谎话 謊話 huǎng huà ㄏㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fong1 waa6 lie
- 讲话 講話 jiǎng huà ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ gong2 waa6 a speech
- 通话 通話 tōng huà ㄊㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ tung1 waa6 to hold a conversation
- 电话 電話 diàn huà ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ din6 waa2 telephone
Idioms with these characters
- 垂帘听政 垂簾聽政 chuí lián tīng zhèng ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄓㄥˋ seoi4 lim4 ting3 zing3 lit. to govern from behind the curtain
- 混淆视听 混淆視聽 hùn xiáo shì tīng ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄠˊ ㄕˋ ㄊㄧㄥ wan6 ngaau4 si6 ting1 to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods
- 屡劝不听 屢勸不聽 lǚ quàn bù tīng ㄌㄩˇ ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥ leoi5 hyun3 bat1 teng1 (idiom) refusing to listen to advice or remonstrance; incorrigible
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- 耸人听闻 聳人聽聞 sǒng rén tīng wén ㄙㄨㄥˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄨㄣˊ sung2 jan4 ting1 man4 to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people
- 听而不闻 聽而不聞 tīng ér bù wén ㄊㄧㄥ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄣˊ ting1 ji4 bat1 man4 to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
- 听天安命 聽天安命 tīng tiān ān mìng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ting3 tin1 on1 ming6 to accept one's situation as dictated by heaven (idiom)
- 听天由命 聽天由命 tīng tiān yóu mìng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ting3 tin1 jau4 ming6 (idiom) to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck
- 听之任之 聽之任之 tīng zhī rèn zhī ㄊㄧㄥ ㄓ ㄖㄣˋ ㄓ ting3 zi1 jam6 zi1 (idiom) to take a laissez-faire attitude; to turn a blind eye (towards sth undesirable)
- 妄言妄听 妄言妄聽 wàng yán wàng tīng ㄨㄤˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄥ mong5 jin4 mong5 ting1 unwarranted talk the listener can take or leave (idiom); sth not to be taken too seriously
- 娓娓动听 娓娓動聽 wěi wěi dòng tīng ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄥ mei5 mei5 dung6 ting1 (idiom) to speak in a pleasant and captivating manner
- 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō ㄔㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ coeng4 waa6 dyun2 syut3 (idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief
- 二话不说 二話不說 èr huà bù shuō ㄦˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛ ji6 waa6 bat1 syut3 (idiom) not saying anything further; not raising any objection; without demur
- 鬼话连篇 鬼話連篇 guǐ huà lián piān ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧㄢ gwai2 waa6 lin4 pin1 to tell one lie after another (idiom)
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- 话不投机 話不投機 huà bù tóu jī ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧ waa6 bat1 tau4 gei1 (idiom) not on the same wavelength; unable to have a congenial conversation; to not see eye to eye
- 说来话长 說來話長 shuō lái huà cháng ㄕㄨㄛ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄔㄤˊ syut3 loi4 waa6 coeng4 start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
- 无话不谈 無話不談 wú huà bù tán ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄢˊ mou4 waa6 bat1 taam4 not to hold anything back (idiom)
- 无话可说 無話可說 wú huà kě shuō ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄨㄛ mou4 waa6 ho2 syut3 to have nothing to say (idiom)
- 闲话家常 閑話家常 xián huà jiā cháng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ haan4 waa6 gaa1 soeng4 to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)
Example sentences
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我们 我們 清楚 汤姆 湯姆 并不 並不 总是 總是 听话 聽話 。
We know Tom doesn't always do what he's told.
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你 去 朋友 家 玩 要 守规矩 守規矩 ， 要 听话 聽話 。
When you go to play at a friend's house, you need to be well behaved and obedient.
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他 很 会 會 教育 人 所以 他 的 孩子 都 很 听话 聽話 。
He's a very good teacher, so his children really listen to him.
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他们 他們 家小 孩 因为 因為 不 听话 聽話 ， 被 打 了 屁股 。
Their child got their bottom smacked, because they wouldn't listen.
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他 很 会 會 教育 人 , 所以 他 的 孩子 都 很 听话 聽話 .
He was a great teacher so his children were very obedient.
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