hear in Chinese
tīng jiàn ·to hear; to catch a sound ·11 strokes HSK 1
hear in Chinese is 听见, pronounced tīng jiàn.
How to write 听见
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Stroke order of 听
Stroke order of 见
HSK level
HSK 1听见 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.
听见 in a sentence
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我 听 见 有 人 在 唱 歌 。I heard someone singing.
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你 听 见 那 个 声 音 了 吗 ？Did you hear that sound?
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她 没 听 见 闹 钟 。She didn't hear the alarm.
听见 vs 听 vs 听说
Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.
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听 is the deliberate act of listening; 听见 is passively perceiving a sound, even by accident.
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听说 tīng shuō to hear (that); to be told
A different word: 'to hear that...' via other people — 听说你来了 'I heard you came'. Not physical hearing.