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听说tīng shuōto hear (sth said)

HSK 3word

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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. 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?

  1. 我听说他病了。

    Wǒ tīngshuō tā bìng le.

    I heard he's sick.

  2. 听说明天会下雨。

    Tīngshuō míngtiān huì xiàyǔ.

    I hear it's going to rain tomorrow.

How is 听说 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    我听说你要去中国。

    Wǒ tīngshuō nǐ yào qù Zhōngguó.

    I heard you're going to China.

  2. Speaker B:

    对,下个月去。

    Duì, xià ge yuè qù.

    Yes, next month.

  3. Speaker A:

    去多长时间?

    Qù duō cháng shíjiān?

    For how long?

  4. Speaker B:

    一年。

    Yì nián.

    A year.

Can you use 听说 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我___他病了。 (I heard he's sick.)
  2. 2.What does 听说明天会下雨。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我___你要去中国。 (I heard you're going to China.)

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.