tīng​wén

to hear

  • created sense approved 听闻/聽聞 · tīng​wén · to hear — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    听闻 / 聽聞

    tīng​wén

    to hear

    (literary) to hear of something; to listen to news or what someone says

    听 (literal) → 听/聽 · tīng · to listen 闻 (literal) → 闻/聞 · wén · to hear

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  • created sense approved 听闻/聽聞 · tīng​wén · what is heard — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    听闻 / 聽聞

    tīng​wén

    what is heard

    (literary) news, information, or content heard; the act of listening (as in broadening one's hearing or knowledge)

    听 (literal) → 听/聽 · tīng · to listen 闻 (literal) → 闻/聞 · wén · knowledge

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 听闻/聽聞 · tīng​wén · to sniff — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    听闻 / 聽聞

    tīng​wén

    to sniff

    to smell; to sniff (archaic use)

    听 (literal) → 听/聽 · tīng · to listen 闻 (literal) → 闻/聞 · wén · to smell

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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