Chinese word dictionary

听力

tīnglì · hearing; listening ability

Practice word

Word information

Simplified听力

Traditional聽力

Pinyintīnglì

Part of speech名

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

听tīng

to hear, to listen; to understand; to obey

力lì

strength, power; capability, influence

How to learn 听力

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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好听hǎotīng

pleasant to hear

听tīng

to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])

听见tīngjiàn

to hear

难听nántīng

unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful

努力nǔlì

to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious

听说tīngshuō

to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking