听说tīng shuōto hear (sth said)
听说 (tīng shuō) means "to hear (sth said)." As to hear (sth said), it appears in 我听说他病了 (I heard he's sick) and 听说明天会下雨 (I hear it's going to rain tomorrow). A speaker also says 我听说你要去中国 (I heard you're going to China). It combines 听 (to hear) and 说 (to say).
What does 听说 mean?
- 1.
to hear (sth said)verb
What do the characters in 听说 mean?
- 听to hear
- 说to say
How do you use 听说?
See it in 我听说他病了 and 听说明天会下雨.
What are some examples of 听说 in a sentence?
How is 听说 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
我听说你要去中国。
Wǒ tīngshuō nǐ yào qù Zhōngguó.
I heard you're going to China.
- Speaker B:
对,下个月去。
Duì, xià ge yuè qù.
Yes, next month.
- Speaker A:
去多长时间?
Qù duō cháng shíjiān?
For how long?
- Speaker B:
一年。
Yì nián.
A year.
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Related words
- 再说zài shuōto put off a discussion until laterHSK 4
- 说明shuō míngto explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to proveHSK 4
- 听tīngto listen to; to hearHSK 1
- 听见tīng jiànto hearHSK 1
- 说shuōto speak; to talk; to sayHSK 1
- 说话shuō huàto talkHSK 1
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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.