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tīngqīngchu

听清楚tīngqīngchutīngqīngchu
to hear clearly
FromLesson 12inHardcore Chinese
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Usages of tīngqīngchu

她Tā　的de　声音shēngyīn　很hěn　小xiǎo，　在zài　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　不bù　容易róngyì　听清楚tīngqīngchu，　比如bǐrú　刚才gāngcái　我wǒ　就jiù　没méi　听懂tīngdǒng。Tā de shēngyīn hěn xiǎo, zài gōngyuán lǐ bù róngyì tīngqīngchu, bǐrú gāngcái wǒ jiù méi tīngdǒng.
Her voice is very soft, so in the park it’s not easy to hear clearly; for example, just now I didn’t understand her.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　在zài　安静ānjìng　的de　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　听清楚tīngqīngchu　她tā　的de　声音shēngyīn。wǒ xiǎng zài ānjìng de fángjiān lǐ tīngqīngchu tā de shēngyīn.
I want to hear her voice clearly in a quiet room.
那nà　位wèi　老师lǎoshī　说话shuōhuà　的de　声音shēngyīn　不bù　大dà，　在zài　吵chǎo　的de　教室jiàoshì　里lǐ　不bù　太tài　好hǎo　听清楚tīngqīngchu。nà wèi lǎoshī shuōhuà de shēngyīn bù dà, zài chǎo de jiàoshì lǐ bù tài hǎo tīngqīngchu.
That teacher’s voice isn’t loud; in a noisy classroom it’s not very easy to hear clearly.

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