Word: 听 (tīng, yǐn)

听着，我要跑了。

Tīngzhe, wǒ yào pǎole.

Listen, I've got to run.

听讲座时，你应该保持安静。

Tīng jiǎngzuò shí, nǐ yīnggāi bǎochí ānjìng.

When listening to a lecture, you should be quiet.

听话听音，锣鼓听声

tīnghuà tīng yīn, luógǔ tīng shēng

when listening to words, listen for the tone; when listening to gongs and drums, listen for the sound

听起来不错。

Tīng qilai búcuò.

Sounds good.

听起来他是个好人。

Tīng qilai tā shì gè hǎo rén.

He sounds like a nice guy.

听起来像是我恋爱了吗？

Tīng qilai xiàng shì wǒ liàn'àile ma?

Do I sound in love?

听起来好棒。

Tīng qilai hǎo bàng.

It sounds absolutely wonderful.

听起来很有趣。

Tīng qilai hěn yǒuqù.

That sounds really interesting.

听音乐可以陶冶人的性情。

Tīng yīnyuè kěyǐ táoyě rén de xìngqíng.

Listening to music can cultivate a person's temperament.

听音乐能净化人的心灵。

Tīng yīnyuè néng jìnghuà rén de xīnlíng.

Listening to music can purify the soul.

周末我爸爸带我去剧场听相声。

Zhōumò wǒ bàba dài wǒ qù jùchǎng tīng xiàngsheng.

On the weekend my dad took me to the theater to listen to crosstalk.

哦，能不能请你帮我听一下电话？

Ó, néng bùnéng qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ tīng yíxià diànhuà?

Oh, could you please answer the phone for me?

唐太宗善于听大臣的意见。

Táng Tàizōng shànyú tīng dàchén de yìjiàn.

Emperor Taizong of Tang was good at listening to his ministers' opinions.

唐太宗很愿意听大臣的意见。

Táng Tàizōng hěn yuànyì tīng dàchén de yìjiàn.

Emperor Taizong of Tang was very willing to listen to his ministers' opinions.

塞翁失马的故事你听过吗？

Sàiwēngshīmǎ de gùshi nǐ tīngguo ma?

Have you heard the story of the old man who lost his horse?

墙里说话墙外听

qiáng lǐ shuōhuà qiáng wài tīng

words spoken inside the wall are heard outside

多听英语歌能提高听力。

Duō tīng Yīngyǔ gē néng tígāo tīnglì.

Listening to more English songs can improve your listening ability.

大家都听了校长的号召。

Dàjiā dōu tīngle xiàozhǎng de hàozhào.

Everyone heeded the principal's appeal.

大家都在聚精会神地听着。

Dàjiā dōu zài jùjīnghuìshén dì tīngzhe.

Everyone was listening very carefully.

她不听我的。

Tā bù tīng wǒ de.

She doesn't listen to me.

她不听老师的。

Tā bù tīng lǎoshī de.

She doesn't listen to her teacher.

她口才很好，大家都爱听她讲话。

Tā kǒucái hěn hǎo, dàjiā dōu ài tīng tā jiǎnghuà.

She's very eloquent, and everyone loves listening to her speak.

她听了我的话，忍不住嬉笑起来。

Tā tīngle wǒ de huà, rěnbúzhù xīxiào qǐlai.

She heard what I said and couldn't help giggling.

她听着音乐。

Tā tīngzhe yīnyuè.

She was listening to music.

她唯一的乐趣就是听音乐。

Tā wéiyī de lèqù jiùshì tīng yīnyuè.

Her only pleasure is listening to music.

她喜欢听音乐。

Tā xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè.

She likes to listen to music.

她在自己的房间里听音乐。

Tā zài zìjǐ de fángjiān lǐ tīng yīnyuè.

She listened to music in her own room.

她太任性了，不听劝。

Tā tài rènxìng le, bù tīng quàn.

She is so willful that she won't listen to advice.

她总是边听音乐边念书。

Tā zǒngshì biān tīng yīnyuè biān niànshū.

She always studies while listening to music.

她把经理的话译给客人听。

Tā bǎ jīnglǐ de huà yì gěi kèrén tīng.

She interpreted the manager's words for the guests.

她的歌声听起来既温柔又悲哀。

Tā de gēshēng tīng qilai jì wēnróu yòu bēi'āi.

Her singing sounds both gentle and sorrowful.

她红着脸，不敢听邻居的讥笑。

Tā hóngzhe liǎn, bùgǎn tīng línjū de jīxiào.

Blushing, she couldn't bear to hear her neighbors' sneering.

好的公仆会认真听老百姓的意见。

Hǎo de gōngpú huì rènzhēn tīng lǎobǎixìng de yìjiàn.

A good public servant listens carefully to what ordinary people think.

好言不听，祸必临身

hǎo yán bù tīng, huò bì lín shēn

if good advice isn't heeded, disaster will surely fall on you

好领导会听下属的意见。

Hǎo lǐngdǎo huì tīng xiàshǔ de yìjiàn.

A good leader listens to their subordinates' opinions.

妈妈百般劝他，他不听。

Māma bǎibān quàn tā, tā bù tīng.

His mother tried every way to persuade him, but he wouldn't listen.

学生们，听好了！

Xuéshengmen, tīng hǎole!

Listen up, students!

孩子们很爱听女娲造人的故事。

Háizimen hěn ài tīng nǚwā zào rén de gùshi.

The children love listening to the story of Nüwa creating humans.

对不起，但我听不太清楚你说话。

Duìbùqǐ, dàn wǒ tīng bú tài qīngchu nǐ shuōhuà.

I'm sorry, but I can't hear you well.

对牛弹琴的故事你听过吗？

Duìniútánqín de gùshi nǐ tīngguo ma?

Have you heard the story of playing the lute to a cow?

小狗耸起耳朵听声音。

Xiǎogǒu sǒng qǐ ěrduo tīng shēngyīn.

The puppy perked up its ears to listen for the sound.

尽听蝲蝲蛄叫就别种庄稼了

jìn tīng làlàgū jiào jiù biézhǒng zhuāngjia le

if you only listen to the mole crickets chirp, don't plant crops

常听老人言，办事不作难

cháng tīng lǎorén yán, bànshì bú zuònán

listen to the old often and work won't be hard

当时我没听进去这番金玉良言。

Dāngshí wǒ méi tīng jìnqù zhè fān jīnyùliángyán.

Back then I didn't take in this priceless advice.

很不幸，我没来得及听他的演讲。

Hěn búxìng, wǒ méi láidejí tīng tā de yǎnjiǎng.

Unfortunately I was not in time for his speech.

您以前应该听过这个故事。

Nín yǐqián yīnggāi tīngguo zhège gùshi.

You will have heard this story before.

您在听我说吗？

Nín zài tīng wǒ shuō ma?

Are you listening to what I am saying?

您想听它吗？

Nín xiǎng tīng tā ma?

Do you want to hear it?

您愿意听我说几分钟话吗？

Nín yuànyì tīng wǒ shuō jǐ fēnzhōng huà ma?

Will you listen to me for a few minutes?

我一听这首歌就会想起他的名字。

Wǒ yì tīng zhè shǒu gē jiù huì xiǎngqǐ tā de míngzi.

I think of his name every time I hear this song.

我不想再听你抱怨了。

Wǒ bùxiǎng zài tīng nǐ bàoyuànle.

I don't want to hear any more of your complaining.

我不想听你的理论。

Wǒ bùxiǎng tīng nǐ de lǐlùn.

I don't want to hear your theories.

我不想听解释。

Wǒ bùxiǎng tīng jiěshì.

I don't want any excuses.

我不知道你为什么听他的话。

Wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ wèishénme tīng tā de huà.

I don't know why you listen to him.

我不知道你为什么听她的话。

Wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ wèishénme tīng tā de huà.

I don't know why you listen to her.

我之前在哪里听过那段旋律。

Wǒ zhīqián zài nǎlǐ tīngguo nà duàn xuánlǜ.

I've heard that melody somewhere before.

我也听过一个类似的故事。

Wǒ yě tīngguo yí gè lèisì de gùshi.

I also heard a similar story.

我什么也听不到。

Wǒ shénme yě tīng búdào.

I've heard nothing.

我以前听过这笑话。

Wǒ yǐqián tīngguo zhè xiàohua.

I've heard this joke before.

我们听点音乐吧。

Wǒmen tīng diǎn yīnyuè ba.

Let's listen to some music.

我们听过这首歌。

Wǒmen tīngguo zhè shǒu gē.

We heard this song before.

我们喜欢听音乐。

Wǒmen xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè.

We enjoyed listening to the music.

我们在听音乐。

Wǒmen zài tīng yīnyuè.

We're listening to music.

我们用耳朵听。

Wǒmen yòng ěrduo tīng.

We hear with our ears.

我们连她的名字也没有听过。

Wǒmen lián tā de míngzi yě méiyǒu tīngguo.

We hadn't so much as heard of her name.

我借由听音乐来鼓舞我自己。

Wǒ jiè yóu tīng yīnyuè lái gǔwǔ wǒ zìjǐ.

I cheered myself up by listening to music.

我儿子不听我话。

Wǒ érzi bù tīng wǒ huà.

My son doesn't obey me.

我几乎听不到他的声音。

Wǒ jīhū tīng búdào tā de shēngyīn.

I could hardly hear him.

我几乎听不到你。

Wǒ jīhū tīng búdào nǐ.

I can hardly hear you.

我听不到你。

Wǒ tīng búdào nǐ.

I can't hear you.

我听不到你！

Wǒ tīng búdào nǐ!

I can't hear you!

我听不到你在说什么。

Wǒ tīng búdào nǐ zài shuō shénme.

I can't hear what you're saying.

我听不到你的声音。

Wǒ tīng búdào nǐ de shēngyīn.

I can't hear you.

我听不太懂你的意思。

Wǒ tīng bú tài dǒng nǐ de yìsi.

I don't quite follow you.

我听不太清楚。

Wǒ tīng bú tài qīngchu.

I can't hear very well.

我听了，但什么也没听到。

Wǒ tīngle, dàn shénme yě méi tīngdào.

I listened, but I didn't hear anything.

我听了感到抱歉。

Wǒ tīngle gǎndào bàoqiàn.

I'm sorry to hear it.

我听传闻说的。

Wǒ tīng chuánwén shuō de.

A little bird told me.

我听出了她话里的讽刺。

Wǒ tīng chūle tā huà lǐ de fěngcì.

I could hear the sarcasm in her words.

我听够你的抱怨了。

Wǒ tīng gòu nǐ de bàoyuànle.

I've had enough of your complaints.

我听够你的谎话了。

Wǒ tīng gòu nǐ de huǎnghuà le.

I've had enough of your lies!

我听她的埋怨听得十分厌烦。

Wǒ tīng tā de mányuàn tīng de shífēn yànfán.

I'm sick of listening to her complaints.

我听她说英语说得流利。

Wǒ tīng tā shuō Yīngyǔ shuō de liúlì.

I heard her speak English fluently.

我听英文讲座有点吃力。

Wǒ tīng Yīngwén jiǎngzuò yǒudiǎn chīlì.

I find it a bit of a strain to follow lectures in English.

我听过她的故事。

Wǒ tīngguo tā de gùshi.

I have heard her story before.

我听过这首歌的法语版。

Wǒ tīngguo zhè shǒu gē de Fǎyǔ bǎn.

I heard the song sung in French.

我喜欢听广播。

Wǒ xǐhuan tīng guǎngbō.

I like to listen to the radio.

我喜欢听抒情的慢歌。

Wǒ xǐhuan tīng shūqíng de màn gē.

I like listening to slow, lyrical songs.

我喜欢听收音机。

Wǒ xǐhuan tīng shōuyīnjī.

I like to listen to the radio.

我喜欢听术力口音乐。

Wǒ xǐhuan tīng shù lì kǒu yīnyuè.

I enjoy listening to vocaloid music.

我在听他们说话。

Wǒ zài tīng tāmen shuōhuà.

I am listening to them speaking.

我在听他说日语。

Wǒ zài tīng tā shuō Rìyǔ.

I was listening to him speak Japanese.

我在听收音机。

Wǒ zài tīng shōuyīnjī.

I'm listening to the radio.

我在那边坐着，假装我没在听。

Wǒ zài nàbian zuòzhe, jiǎzhuāng wǒ méi zài tīng.

I sat over there, pretending that I wasn't listening.

我奶奶每天晚上都听戏曲。

Wǒ nǎinai měitiān wǎnshang dōu tīng xìqǔ.

My grandmother listens to Chinese opera every evening.

我想听个故事！

Wǒ xiǎng tīng gè gùshi!

I want to hear a story!

我想听原汁原味的英文歌。

Wǒ xiǎng tīng yuánzhīyuánwèi de Yīngwén gē.

I want to listen to English songs in their original form.

我想听日本的音乐。

Wǒ xiǎng tīng Rìběn de yīnyuè.

I want to listen to Japanese music.

我正在听音乐。

Wǒ zhèngzài tīng yīnyuè.

I'm listening to music.

我没听清楚你的名字。

Wǒ méi tīng qīngchu nǐ de míngzi.

I didn't get your name.