(tīng shuō) - to hear that, I heard that in Mandarin
tīngshuōTraditional: 聽說
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
听
说
Examples
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I heard he is getting married.
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I've heard this restaurant is very good.
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Have you heard about it?
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I hear he is getting married next month.
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I hear this restaurant is very tasty.
听说 (tīng shuō) - to hear that, I heard that.
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