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(tīng shuō) - to hear that, I heard that in Mandarin

tīngshuō

Traditional: 聽說

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Translation

to hear that, I heard that

Word origin

A compound of 聽 (tīng) 'to listen' and 說 (shuō) 'to say'. 聽 centres on 耳 (ear); 說 has 言 (speech) with 兌 (duì) as phonetic. Literally 'to hear it said', the phrase means 'I hear that'.

Origin
compound
Root
聽 (tīng, to listen: 耳 ear) + 說 (shuō, to say: 言 + 兌)

Stroke order

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Examples

I heard he is getting married.

I've heard this restaurant is very good.

Have you heard about it?

I hear he is getting married next month.

I hear this restaurant is very tasty.

听说 (tīng shuō) - to hear that, I heard that.

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