倾听
Old HSK 6
倾听 (qīngtīng) · to listen attentively
倾听 (qīngtīng) means “to listen attentively”. It is written with 2 characters: 倾 (to upset) + 听 (to listen). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 倾听 is built
The characters
倾 qīng · to upset
What 倾 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 顷qǐng — a moment
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 页yè — page
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 匕bǐ — spoon
听 tīng · to listen
What 听 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — down
Origin hint: Words 口 reaching an ear 斤 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
好老师会认真倾听学生的想法。Hǎo lǎoshī huì rènzhēn qīngtīng xuésheng de xiǎngfǎ.A good teacher listens carefully to students' ideas.
朋友难过时，我们要学会倾听。Péngyou nánguò shí, wǒmen yào xuéhuì qīngtīng.When friends are sad, we should learn to listen.
Questions about 倾听
What does 倾听 mean?
倾听 (qīngtīng) means “to listen attentively”.
How do you pronounce 倾听?
倾听 is pronounced qīngtīng.
Which HSK level is 倾听?
倾听 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 倾向qīngxiàngtendency
- 倾斜qīngxiéto tilt
- 好听hǎotīngpleasant to hear
- 听到tīngdàoto hear
- 听见tīngjiànto hear
- 听写tīngxiědictation
- 难听nántīngunpleasant to hear
- 听讲tīngjiǎngto listen to a lecture
- 听说tīngshuōto hear
- 打听dǎtingto ask about
Learn 倾听 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 147: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.