倾耳而听 qīng'ěr'értīng to listen attentively Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 倾耳 傾耳 qīng'ěr to prick up one's ears to lean one's head or turn one's ear to listen attentively而 ér particleconjunction [adverbial linker] Connects an adverb-like description to the following verb to show the manner, cause, or basis of an action.听 聽 tīng verb to listen to listen; to use the ears to receive sound