听
见

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The word "听见" is formed by combining the character "听", which means to listen, with "见", which means to perceive or see, resulting in a compound where the action of listening leads to the specific result of auditory perception, hence meaning to hear.

Example Sentences Hide

我听见鸟叫了。

Wǒ tīng jiàn niǎo jiào le.

I heard birds singing.

我刚刚听见有人敲门。

Wǒ gānggāng tīng jiàn yǒu rén qiāo mén.

I just heard someone knocking on the door.

你在房间里听见奇怪的声音了吗？

Nǐ zài fángjiān lǐ tīng jiàn qíguài de shēngyīn le ma?

Did you hear any strange sounds in the room?

他没听见手机的铃声。

Tā méi tīng jiàn shǒujī de língshēng.

He didn't hear the ringing of his cell phone.

即使站在远处，我也能清楚地听见他的演讲。

Jíshǐ zhàn zài yuǎn chù, wǒ yě néng qīngchǔ de tīng jiàn tā de yǎnjiǎng.

Even standing far away, I could clearly hear his speech.

Word Definition - 听见

tīng jiàn to hear

Individual Character Details

听 yǐn, tīng
见 jiàn, xiàn