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听讲 (tīng jiǎng) — to listen to a lecture or talk

Definition

A verb-object phrase meaning to listen to a lecture or talk — the object is a spoken presentation, not a class subject. Compare with 听课, which centers on attending a class or lesson.

verb
to listen to a lecture or talk

Examples

  • 听讲。
    Jīn tiān xià wǔ wǒ yào qù jiào shì tīng jiǎng.
    I'm going to the classroom this afternoon to listen to a lecture.
  • 听讲。
    Tā tīng jiǎng de shí hou zǒng shì rèn zhēn jì bǐ jì.
    He always takes careful notes when listening to a lecture.
  • 听讲，。
    Wǒ tīng guò liǎng cì tā de tīng jiǎng, shōu huò hěn dà.
    I've listened to his lecture twice and gained a lot.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

听tīnglisten
讲jiǎngtalk

听 is to listen, and 讲 is a talk or lecture, so the word means listening to a talk.

Characters in this word

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.

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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 講; 讲 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánsay
Sound part声符shēngfú
冓
冓gòu講jiǎng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 講 puts 言, say, beside 冓, which gave it its sound; the simplified 讲 is a later abbreviation.

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