Word of the Day · 2026-10-18

tīng听
shuō说
(Mandarin)
(Cantonese)

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

HSK Level 3

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Examples

我听说你最近在学中文，是吗？

Wǒ tīng shuō nǐ zuìjìn zài xué Zhōngwén, shì ma?

→ I heard that you've been learning Chinese recently, is that right?

Did You Know?

Grammar

Word Formation

听 means 'to listen' and 说 means 'to speak'.

Usage Tips

听说 introduces hearsay, e.g., 听说他要来 (I heard he's coming), and is often used at the start of a sentence like 'I heard that...'.

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