好听 (hǎo tīng) — pleasant to hear, nice-sounding

Definition

Used for sounds, voices, or music that are pleasant to hear. 美好 is for abstract ideas like life or future — don't use it for sounds.

adjective

pleasant to hearnice-sounding

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

好hǎopleasant

好听 pairs 好 meaning pleasant with 听 meaning hear, so it describes something pleasant to hear.

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

女子好

好 joins 女 (woman) and 子 (child), understood as a woman with a child, linked to goodness or affection.

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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