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The word "好听" is formed by directly combining the character 好, meaning "good", with the character 听, meaning "to listen", where 好 acts as a modifier describing 听, resulting in a literal meaning of "good to listen" and functioning as an adjective to describe something that is pleasant to hear.

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她的声音真好听。

Tā de shēngyīn zhēn hǎotīng.

Her voice is really pleasant.

这首歌的旋律非常好听。

Zhè shǒu gē de xuánlǜ fēicháng hǎotīng.

The melody of this song is very pleasant.

他唱的歌总是那么好听。

Tā chàng de gē zǒngshì nàme hǎotīng.

The songs he sings are always so pleasant.

虽然这首歌是外文的，但歌词翻译过来也很好听。

Suīrán zhè shǒu gē shì wàiwén de, dàn gēcí fānyì guòlái yě hěn hǎotīng.

Although this song is in a foreign language, the lyrics sound good even when translated.

这位音乐家创作的作品不仅技术高超，而且旋律格外好听。

Zhè wèi yīnyuèjiā chuàngzuò de zuòpǐn bùjǐn jìshù gāochāo, érqiě xuánlǜ géwài hǎotīng.

The works created by this musician are not only technically superb but also have exceptionally pleasant melodies.

Word Definition - 好听

hǎo tīng pleasant to hear; nice-sounding

Individual Character Details

好 hǎo, hào
听 yǐn, tīng