Word information
Simplified娓娓动听
Traditional娓娓動聽
Pinyinwěi wěi dòng tīng
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
娓娓动听
wěi wěi dòng tīng · (idiom) to speak in a pleasant and captivating manner
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Words with the same characters
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好听hǎotīng
pleasant to hear
听tīngto 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tīngjiànto hear
动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb
运动yùndòngto move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign; CL:場|场[chang3]
动物dòngwùanimal; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4]