听讲
HSK 2 (2021)
听讲 (tīngjiǎng) · to listen to a lecture
听讲 (tīngjiǎng) means “to listen to a lecture; to pay attention in class”. It is written with 2 characters: 听 (to listen) + 讲 (to speak). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 听讲 is built
The characters
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)
讲 jiǎng · to speak
What 讲 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 井jǐng — well
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 井 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
上课要认真听讲。Shàngkè yào rènzhēn tīngjiǎng.You should listen carefully in class.
他没有好好听讲。Tā méiyǒu hǎohāo tīngjiǎng.He didn't listen to the lecture properly.
Questions about 听讲
What does 听讲 mean?
听讲 (tīngjiǎng) means “to listen to a lecture; to pay attention in class”.
How do you pronounce 听讲?
听讲 is pronounced tīngjiǎng.
Which HSK level is 听讲?
听讲 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 好听hǎotīngpleasant to hear
- 听到tīngdàoto hear
- 听见tīngjiànto hear
- 听写tīngxiědictation
- 难听nántīngunpleasant to hear
- 听说tīngshuōto hear
- 打听dǎtingto ask about
- 收听shōutīngto listen to (the radio)
- 听力tīnglìlistening (skill)
- 听众tīngzhòngaudience
Learn 听讲 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 68: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.