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听见tīng jiànto hear

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听见 (tīng jiàn) means "to hear," that is, a sound actually reaches you, not just that you listen. 你听见了吗 asks whether someone heard something, and 我没有听见 says you did not hear it. This entry covers this one sense of the word.

What does 听见 mean?

  1. 1.

    to hearverb

What do the characters in 听见 mean?

  • 听to listen to; to hear
  • 见not compositional here

How do you use 听见?

听见 is the result of hearing; use 没有听见 for "didn't hear," and 听 alone for the act of listening.

Patterns

  • 没有 + 听见

    我没有听见。

    Wǒ méiyǒu tīngjiàn.

    I didn't hear it.

  • 听见 + 了吗?

    外面有声音,你听见了吗?

    Wàimiàn yǒu shēngyīn, nǐ tīngjiàn le ma?

    There's a sound outside. Did you hear it?

What are some examples of 听见 in a sentence?

  1. 我没有听见。

    Wǒ méiyǒu tīngjiàn.

    I didn't hear it.

  2. 你听见我说话了吗?

    Nǐ tīngjiàn wǒ shuōhuà le ma?

    Did you hear me talking?

  3. 外面有声音,你听见了吗?

    Wàimiàn yǒu shēngyīn, nǐ tīngjiàn le ma?

    There's a sound outside. Did you hear it?

How is 听见 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    刚才我叫你,你听见了吗?

    Gāngcái wǒ jiào nǐ, nǐ tīngjiàn le ma?

    I called you just now. Did you hear me?

  2. Speaker B:

    对不起,我没有听见。

    Duìbuqǐ, wǒ méiyǒu tīngjiàn.

    Sorry, I didn't hear you.

  3. Speaker A:

    你在听音乐吗?

    Nǐ zài tīng yīnyuè ma?

    Are you listening to music?

  4. Speaker B:

    是的,声音有点儿大。

    Shì de, shēngyīn yǒudiǎnr dà.

    Yes, it's a bit loud.

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.