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动听 (dòng tīng) — pleasant to listen to, melodious

Definition

动听 describes sound (voice, music) that moves the listener emotionally. 悦耳 is more about being pleasant to the ear; 清脆 adds a 'crisp, ringing' quality.

adjective
pleasant to listen tomelodious

Examples

  • 动听，。
    Tā de shēng yīn hěn dòng tīng, dà jiā dōu xǐ huan tīng tā shuō huà.
    Her voice is very pleasant; everyone likes to listen to her speak.
  • 动听，。
    Zhè shǒu yīn yuè fēi cháng dòng tīng, měi cì tīng dōu ràng wǒ gǎn dòng.
    This piece of music is very melodious; every time I listen it moves me.
  • 动听，。
    Tā de lǎng sòng hěn dòng tīng, guān zhòng dōu tīng dé hěn rèn zhēn.
    His recitation is very pleasant; the audience listened very attentively.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

动dòngmove/stir
听tīnglisten

动听: 动 plus 听, a sound that moves the ear.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 動; 动 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
重
重zhòng動dòng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 動 uses 力 (strength) and 重 as a sound part; 重 refers to a heavy bag ready to be moved by a human. This note is about 動, not 动.

Open 动 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聽; 听 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 聽 has 耳 (ear) and 口 (mouth), used for listening; the simplified 听 is a later shortened form unrelated to that picture.

Open 听 →
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