打听

打聽

dǎting

verb HSK 3 #6,098

Meanings

我去打听一下。

Wǒ qù dǎting yīxià.

Let me go ask around.

你帮我打听打听这件事。

Nǐ bāng wǒ dǎting dǎting zhè jiàn shì.

Help me find out about this matter.

他到处打听她的消息。

Tā dàochù dǎting tā de xiāoxi.

He asked around everywhere for news about her.

usage

打听 implies casually asking around for information, not formal investigation. It has a slightly informal, 'asking the grapevine' feel.

grammar

打听打听 (verb reduplication) softens the request, making it sound more casual: 'just ask around a bit.'

打 dǎ

听 tīng