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tīng

听tīngtīng
to listen
FromLesson 3inHardcore Chinese

Usages of tīng

她tā　想xiǎng　听tīng　我wǒ　说shuō　吗ma？tā xiǎng tīng wǒ shuō ma?
Does she want to listen to me speak?
我wǒ　还hái　想xiǎng　听tīng　你nǐ　说shuō　你nǐ　的de　名字míngzi。wǒ hái xiǎng tīng nǐ shuō nǐ de míngzi.
I still want to hear you say your name.
她tā　正在zhèngzài　听tīng　他tā　说shuō。tā zhèngzài tīng tā shuō.
She is listening to him speak.
请qǐng　你nǐ　认真rènzhēn　听tīng。qǐng nǐ rènzhēn tīng.
Please listen carefully.
我Wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　一边yìbiān　听tīng　音乐yīnyuè，　一边yìbiān　上网shàngwǎng。Wǒ xǐhuan yìbiān tīng yīnyuè, yìbiān shàngwǎng.
I like to listen to music while surfing the internet.
晚上wǎnshang　我们wǒmen　不bú　看kàn　电视diànshì，　只zhǐ　听tīng　音乐yīnyuè。wǎnshang wǒmen bú kàn diànshì, zhǐ tīng yīnyuè.
In the evening we don’t watch TV, we only listen to music.
外面wàimiàn　下雨xiàyǔ　的de　时候shíhou，　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　站zhàn　在zài　窗户chuānghu　旁边pángbiān　听tīng　音乐yīnyuè。wàimiàn xiàyǔ de shíhou, wǒ xǐhuan zhàn zài chuānghu pángbiān tīng yīnyuè.
When it’s raining outside, I like to stand by the window and listen to music.
她Tā　的de　爱好àihào　是shì　看kàn　电影diànyǐng　和hé　听tīng　音乐yīnyuè。Tā de àihào shì kàn diànyǐng hé tīng yīnyuè.
Her hobbies are watching movies and listening to music.
冬天dōngtiān　在zài　安静ānjìng　的de　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　喝hē　热rè　茶chá、　听tīng　音乐yīnyuè，　让ràng　人rén　觉得juéde　很hěn　温暖wēnnuǎn。dōngtiān zài ānjìng de fángjiān lǐ hē rè chá, tīng yīnyuè, ràng rén juéde hěn wēnnuǎn.
In winter, drinking hot tea and listening to music in a quiet room makes people feel very warm.
他tā　说话shuōhuà　的de　声音shēngyīn　很hěn　小xiǎo，　我wǒ　听tīng　不bú　太tài　清楚qīngchu。tā shuōhuà de shēngyīn hěn xiǎo, wǒ tīng bú tài qīngchu.
His voice is very soft when he speaks, and I can’t quite hear clearly.
晚上wǎnshang　我们wǒmen　安静ānjìng　地de　听tīng　音乐yīnyuè。wǎnshang wǒmen ānjìng de tīng yīnyuè.
In the evening we quietly listen to music.
她tā　让ràng　我wǒ　多duō　注意zhùyì　这些zhèxiē　错误cuòwù，　每次měicì　都dōu　认真rènzhēn　解释jiěshì　给gěi　我wǒ　听tīng。tā ràng wǒ duō zhùyì zhèxiē cuòwù, měicì dōu rènzhēn jiěshì gěi wǒ tīng.
She asks me to pay more attention to these mistakes and carefully explains them to me every time.
他tā　觉jué得de　女朋友nǚpéngyou　最zuì　可爱kě’ài　的de　地方dìfang　是shì，　他tā　说话shuōhuà　的de　时候shíhou　她tā　总是zǒngshì　笑xiào　着zhe　听tīng。tā juéde nǚpéngyou zuì kě'ài de dìfang shì, tā shuōhuà de shíhou tā zǒngshì xiào zhe tīng.
He thinks the cutest thing about his girlfriend is that whenever he talks, she always listens with a smile.
音乐会yīnyuèhuì　里lǐ　的de　观众guānzhòng　不bù　多duō，　大家dàjiā　都dōu　坐zuò　在zài　那里nàli　安静ānjìng　地de　听tīng。yīnyuèhuì lǐ de guānzhòng bù duō, dàjiā dōu zuò zài nàli ānjìng de tīng.
There weren’t many people in the audience at the concert; everyone sat there listening quietly.
他Tā　从小cóngxiǎo　爱ài　听tīng　故事gùshi，　现在xiànzài　想xiǎng　当dāng　小说家xiǎoshuōjiā。Tā cóngxiǎo ài tīng gùshi, xiànzài xiǎng dāng xiǎoshuōjiā.
Ever since he was little, he has loved listening to stories, and now he wants to be a novelist.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　听tīng　一下yíxià　你nǐ　对duì　这zhè　个gè　问题wèntí　的de　看法kànfǎ。wǒ xiǎng tīng yíxià nǐ duì zhè gè wèntí de kànfǎ.
I’d like to hear your opinion on this question.
在zài　安静ānjìng　的de　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　听tīng　音乐yīnyuè　很hěn　轻松qīngsōng。zài ānjìng de fángjiān lǐ tīng yīnyuè hěn qīngsōng.
Listening to music in a quiet room is very relaxing.
上课shàngkè　的de　时候shíhou　别bié　戴着dàizhe　耳机ěrjī　听tīng　音乐yīnyuè。shàngkè de shíhou bié dàizhe ěrjī tīng yīnyuè.
Don’t listen to music with earphones during class.
请qǐng　听tīng　我wǒ　的de　话huà。qǐng tīng wǒ de huà.
Please listen to what I say.
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