聆 (líng) — to listen, to hear (bound form, used in compounds such as 聆听)
Definition
聆 is a bound literary form meaning 'listen'; it almost always appears inside the verb 聆听, never as a standalone word.
bound form
to listento hear (bound form, used in compounds such as 聆听)
Examples
- 。Wǒ měi tiān dōu yào líng tīng yīn yuè fàng sōng xīn qíng.I listen to music every day to relax.
- 。Lǎo shī rèn zhēn dì líng tīng xué shēng de yì jiàn.The teacher carefully listens to the students' opinions.
- 。Tā xǐ huan zài ān jìng de shí hou líng tīng dà zì rán de shēng yīn.He likes to listen to the sounds of nature in quiet moments.
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