líng
verb #20,036

Meanings

  1. 1 to listen (respectfully)
  2. 2 to hear

Examples

Tā jìngjìng de língtīng lǎoshī de jiàohuì.
He quietly listened to the teacher's guidance.
Líng qí shēng, zhī qí rén.
Listen to someone's voice and you will know who they are.

Tips

register
is a literary/classical character rarely used alone in modern speech. It appears in compounds like 聆听 (to listen attentively) and (to receive instruction). In everyday writing, is preferred.

Stroke Order

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