HSK 2 · Thinking & knowing

听说

tīng shuō

to hear (it said)

Stroke order of 听说

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

听 · 7 strokes 说 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

Listen (听) with an ear and then say (说): you hear it said.

Parts: 听 listen (口 mouth + 斤) + 说 say (讠 speech + 兑)

The characters in 听说

听 tīng — to listen; to hear (7 strokes)
说 shuō — to speak; to say (9 strokes)

Example sentence

我听说你要去北京。

I hear that you are going to Beijing.

Words with 听

听写dictation; to write from dictation 好听pleasant to hear 听to listen; to hear 听见to hear 听到to hear 听讲to attend a lecture 难听unpleasant to hear 听力listening ability 收听to listen to (radio)听众audience; listeners 打听to ask about

Words with 说

说to speak; to say 说话to speak; to talk 小说novel 说明to explain; explanation 比如说for example 传说legend; it is said 据说it is said

More words: Thinking & knowing

懂to understand 懂得to understand; to know 清楚clear; to understand 想到to think of 想起to recall; to remember 发现to discover; to find 得出to reach (a conclusion)找出to find out 说明to explain; explanation 讲to speak; to explain 讲话to speak; speech 打算to plan; plan 计划plan; to plan 习惯habit; to be used to

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