听说/聽說 tīng shuō — to hear (sth said)

Meanings

1. 1

   to hear (sth said)

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

   verb

Character breakdown

• 说/說

  shuō (first tone, high and level)

  to speak, to say, to talk; to explain; to tell off (colloquial)

  9 strokes⿰讠兑Radical 言

Words containing 说

• 说/說shuō (first tone, high and level)to say, to speak
• 说话/說話shuōhuà (first tone, high and level)to talk, to speak
• 说明/說明shuō (first tone, high and level) míng (second tone, rising)to explain
• 说实话/說實話shuō (first tone, high and level) shí (second tone, rising) huà (fourth tone, falling)to speak the truth
• 说法/說法shuō (first tone, high and level) fǎ (third tone, dipping)to expound Buddhist teachings
• 再说/再說zài (fourth tone, falling) shuō (first tone, high and level)to say again
• 小说/小說xiǎo (third tone, dipping) shuō (first tone, high and level)novel
• 比如说/比如說bǐ (third tone, dipping) rú (second tone, rising) shuō (first tone, high and level)for example
• 传说/傳說chuán (second tone, rising) shuō (first tone, high and level)legend
• 也就是说/也就是說yě (third tone, dipping) jiù (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) shuō (first tone, high and level)in other words
• 据说/據說jù (fourth tone, falling) shuō (first tone, high and level)it is said that
• 说不定/說不定shuō (first tone, high and level) bu (neutral tone) dìng (fourth tone, falling)can't say for sure
• 说服/說服shuō (first tone, high and level) fú (second tone, rising)to persuade
• 说道/說道shuō (first tone, high and level) dào (fourth tone, falling)to state
• 说谎/說謊shuō (first tone, high and level) huǎng (third tone, dipping)to lie
• 别说/別說bié (second tone, rising) shuō (first tone, high and level)to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone
• 虽说/雖說suī (first tone, high and level) shuō (first tone, high and level)though