倾听 (qīng tīng) — to listen attentively | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

To listen attentively, with care and respect — more focused and literary than 听. 聆听 is a similar formal synonym, but 倾听 also covers actively heeding someone's opinions.

verb

to listen attentively

Examples

倾听。
Tā zuò zài nà lǐ jìng jìng de qīng tīng zhe yīn yuè.
He sat there quietly listening attentively to the music.
，倾听。
Zuò wéi lǐng dǎo, nǐ yào xué huì qīng tīng yuán gōng de xiǎng fǎ.
As a leader, you need to learn to listen attentively to employees' ideas.
倾听，。
Wǒ qīng tīng le tā de jiàn yì, jué de hěn yǒu dào lǐ.
I listened attentively to his suggestion and found it very reasonable.

Origin

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.

倾 suggests leaning toward, and 听 means listen, giving listen attentively.

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 傾; 倾 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

頃

頃qǐng傾qīng

Same sound today

The traditional form 傾 combines 人 (man) with 頃, which gives the sound; 倾 is the simplified form of 傾.

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.

耳耳ěrear
口口kǒumouth(s)

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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