听
tīngyǐn HSK1

listen

听 (聽) tīng frequency
listen verb
to listen to or hear sound

他喜欢听音乐。

tā xǐ​huan tīng yīn​yuè.

He likes listening to music.

obey verb
to heed, follow instructions, or obey

你要听医生的话。

nǐ yào tīng yī​shēng de huà.

You should listen to the doctor.

can verb
a can or tin; classifier for canned beverages

我买了一听可乐。

wǒ mǎi le yī tīng kě​lè.

I bought a can of Cola.

allow verb
to let be or allow something to happen

这件事情就听他自便吧，我们没有权利过多地干涉。

zhè jiàn shì​qing jiù tīng tā zì​biàn ba, wǒ​men méi​yǒu quán​lì guò duō de gān​shè.

Just let him do as he pleases in this matter; we have no right to interfere too much.

administer verb
to deal with or manage official matters

法官在法庭上公开听讼，力求对这起纠纷做出公正的判决。

fǎ​guān zài fǎ​tíng shàng gōng​kāi tīng​sòng, lì​qiú duì zhè qǐ jiū​fēn zuò​chū gōng​zhèng de pàn​jué.

The judge heard the case in open court, seeking to make a fair ruling on the dispute.

听 yǐn
smile verb
smile (archaic)

老先生听然而笑，夸赞这孩子不仅聪明而且很有礼貌。

lǎo xiān​sheng yǐn rán ér xiào, kuā​zàn zhè hái​zi bù​jǐn cōng​ming ér​qiě hěn yǒu lǐ​mào.

The old gentleman smiled and chuckled, praising the child for being not only smart but also very polite.

Cross-References

Has variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
285th most common 769.9 per million
Movie subtitles
92nd most common 1741.4 per million appears in 100% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
1636.2 per million appears in 98% of films
Written text
346.3 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 1
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Traditional
聽
Strokes
7
Unicode
U+542C

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)