HSK 3 · Taste & Senses

收听

shōu tīng

to listen to (radio)

Stroke order of 收听

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

收 · 6 strokes 听 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

收 receive and 听 listen with 口 mouth and 斤 axe.

Parts: 收 receive + 听 listen (口 mouth)

The characters in 收听

收 shōu — to receive; to accept (6 strokes)
听 tīng — to listen; to hear (7 strokes)

Example sentence

他喜欢收听广播。

He likes tuning in to the radio.

Words with 收

收入income 收to receive; to accept 收到to receive 收费to charge a fee 收音机radio 收看to watch (TV)

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 听说to hear (it said)难听unpleasant to hear 听力listening ability 听众audience; listeners 打听to ask about

More words: Taste & Senses

甜sweet 香fragrant; tasty 烟smoke; cigarette 感受to feel; feeling 观察to observe 观看to watch 收看to watch (TV)听众audience; listeners 观众audience; spectators 眼前before one's eyes; at present 发出to send out; to give off

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