tīng
to listen
to hear
to obey
a can (loanword from English "tin")
classifier for canned beverages
tìng
(literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule
to sentence
to allow
tīng shuō
to hear (sth said)
one hears (that)
hearsay
listening and speaking
tīng qǔ
to hear (news)
to listen to
tīng cóng
to listen and obey
to comply with
to heed
to hearken
shōu tīng
to listen (to)
to listen (in)
tīng kè
to attend a class
to go to a lecture
tīng jiǎng
to attend a lecture
to listen to a talk
wēi yán sǒng tīng
frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
reds under the beds
páng tīng
to visit (a meeting, class, trial etc)
tīng xìn
to listen to information
to get the news
to believe what one hears
nán tīng
unpleasant to hear
coarse
vulgar
offensive
shameful
hài rén tǐng wén
shocking
horrifying
atrocious
terrible
tīng wén
to listen
to hear what sb says
news one has heard
jiān tīng
to monitor
to listen in
to eavesdrop
tīng huà
to do what one is told
obedient
dǎ ting
to ask about
to make some inquiries
to ask around
tīng tǒng
telephone receiver
headphone
earphone
earpiece
stethoscope
tīng lì
hearing
listening ability
tīng xiě
dictate
dictation
CL:次[ci4]
tīng dǒng
to understand (on hearing)
to catch (what is spoken)
shì tīng
audition
to give sb an audition
to check by listening
tīng de dǒng
to understand (by hearing)
to catch (what sb says)
tīng lái
to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc)
to ring (true)
to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression)
to hear from somewhere
tīng zhě
listener
member of audience
zhōng tīng
pleasant to hear (i.e. agreeable news)
to one's liking
music to one's ears
Taiwan pr. [zhong4 ting1]
suí shēn tīng
Walkman (trademark)
portable stereo
tīng huì
to attend a meeting (and hear what is discussed)
tōu tīng
to eavesdrop
to monitor (secretly)
tīng shū
to listen to stories
to listen to performance of 說書|说书 storytelling
tīng mìng
to obey an order
to take orders
to accept a state of affairs
sǒng rén tīng wén
to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people
zhēn tīng
to eavesdrop
to tap (telephone conversations)
to intercept and investigate
hùn xiáo shì tīng
to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods
xì tīng
to listen carefully (for tiny sounds)
bǎi tīng bù yàn
worth hearing a hundred times
tīng tiān yóu mìng
to submit to the will of heaven
to resign oneself to fate
to trust to luck
tàn tīng
to make inquiries
to try to find out
to pry
tīng zhī rèn zhī
to take a laissez-faire attitude
tīng rèn
to let (sth happen)
to allow (sb to do sth)
to submit to
to yield
yán tīng jì cóng
to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice
to take sb at his word
tīng hòu
to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment)
xǐ ěr gōng tīng
to listen with respectful attention
(a polite request to sb to speak)
we are all ears
chuí lián tīng zhèng
lit. to govern from behind the curtain
to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
tīng xì
to attend an opera
to see an opera
tīng píng
to allow (sb to do as he pleases)
tīng ér bù wén
to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
to ignore deliberately
qiě tīng xià huí fēn jiě
to listen to the next chapter for an explanation
xuǎn tīng
selective listening (linguistics)
yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng
lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
to be observant and alert (idiom)
piān tīng piān xìn
selective listening
to hear what one wants to hear
ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí
Take what you hear to be false, only believe it when you see it (俗语 common saying). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
It ain't necessarily so.
tīng shěn
to attend court
to take part in a trial
gè wèi tīng zhòng
Ladies and Gentlemen (on radio)
Dear Listeners...
tīng qí zì rán
to let things take their course
to take things as they come
tīng qí yán guān qí xíng
hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
tīng tóu
a can (loanword from English "tin")
tīng gǔ
ossicles (in the middle ear)
also written 聽小骨|听小骨
fù tīng
double hearing
diplacusis
tīng xìn yáo yán
to take heed of idle chatter (idiom)
shì tīng cái liào
evidence of material seen and heard
oral testimony
tīng xiǎo gǔ
ossicles (of the middle ear)
three ossicles, acting as levers to amplify sound, namely: stapes or stirrup bone 鐙骨|镫骨, incus or anvil bone 砧骨, malleus or hammer bone 錘骨|锤骨
bì mù sè tīng
to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears
out of touch with reality
to bury one's head in the sand
tīng fáng
to eavesdrop outside bridal bedchamber (folk custom)
tīng gǔ liàn
chain of ossicles (in the middle ear)
tīng sòng
to hear litigation (in a law court)
to hear a case
tīng qí yán ér guān qí xíng
hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū
to believe what one sees, not what one hears (俗语 common saying). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
It ain't necessarily so.
shòu tīng
nice to hear
worth listening to
tīng duàn
to judge (i.e. to hear and pass judgment in a law court)
to hear and decide
rèn tīng
to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)
to let sb have his head
tīng chuāng
to eavesdrop outside bridal bedchamber (folk custom)
tīng qiáng gēn
to eavesdrop
to listen in secret to sb's conversations
tīng jiàn fēng jiù shì yǔ
lit. on hearing wind, to say rain
to agree uncritically with whatever people say
to parrot other people's words
to chime in with others
tīng huà tīng shēng , luó gǔ tīng yīn
to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)
wàng yán wàng tīng
unwarranted talk the listener can take or leave (idiom); sth not to be taken too seriously
xū jǐ yǐ tīng
to listen to the ideas of others with an open mind (idiom)
hǎo gù shi bǎi tīng bù yàn
The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times.
One never tires of hearing good new.
tīng tiān ān mìng
to accept one's situation as dictated by heaven (idiom)
tīng qiáng gēn r
erhua variant of 聽牆根|听墙根[ting1 qiang2 gen1]
wēi cí sǒng tīng
to startle sb with scary tale
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
tīng bu dǒng
unable to make sense of what one is hearing
tīng bù jìn qu
not to listen
to be deaf to
tīng shì
to hold audience
to advise on state affairs
to administer state affairs
audience hall
to listen in
tīng chà
to mishear
to hear wrongly
tīng huà tīng shēng , luó gǔ tīng yīn
to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)
tīng fēng jiù shì yǔ
lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom)
to believe rumors
to be credulous
yán zhě wú yì , tīng zhě yǒu xīn
to take a casual remark to heart (idiom)
ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí
Take what you hear to be false, only believe it when you see it (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
It ain't necessarily so.
qīng ěr xì tīng
to prick up one's ear and listen carefully
wěi wěi dòng tīng
to speak in a pleasant and captivating manner (idiom)
wéi mìng shì tīng
see 唯命是從|唯命是从[wei2 ming4 shi4 cong2]
yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū
to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
It ain't necessarily so.
yǎn guān sì chù , ěr tīng bā fāng
see 眼觀四面,耳聽八方|眼观四面,耳听八方[yan3 guan1 si4 mian4 , er3 ting1 ba1 fang1]
yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng
lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom)
fig. to be observant and alert
hài rén tīng wén
shocking
horrifying
atrocious
terrible