收听
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
收听 (shōutīng) · to listen to (the radio)
收听 (shōutīng) means “to listen to (the radio)”. It is written with 2 characters: 收 (to receive) + 听 (to listen). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 收听 is built
The characters
收 shōu · to receive
What 收 is made of
- 丩jiū — twisted shape
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 丩 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
爷爷每天早上收听新闻。Yéye měi tiān zǎoshang shōutīng xīnwén.Grandpa listens to the news on the radio every morning.
谢谢大家收听我们的节目。Xièxie dàjiā shōutīng wǒmen de jiémù.Thank you all for listening to our program.
Questions about 收听
What does 收听 mean?
收听 (shōutīng) means “to listen to (the radio)”.
How do you pronounce 收听?
收听 is pronounced shōutīng.
Which HSK level is 收听?
收听 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 收到shōudàoto receive
- 收入shōurùincome
- 收费shōufèito charge (a fee)
- 收看shōukànto watch (TV)
- 收音机shōuyīnjīradio
- 收回shōuhuíto take back
- 收获shōuhuòto gain
- 收益shōuyìprofit
- 吸收xīshōuto absorb
- 收拾shōushito tidy up
Learn 收听 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 81: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.