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收听 (shōu tīng) — to listen to (a radio broadcast, podcast, etc.)

Definition

收听 means 'to tune in and listen' to a broadcast (radio, podcast, program) — it must pair with a media source. Use plain 听 for listening in general (people, sounds, music face-to-face).

verb
to listen to (a radio broadcast, podcast, etc.)

Examples

  • 收听。
    Wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng shōu tīng xīn wén jié mù.
    I listen to the news program every morning.
  • ，收听。
    Zhè ge jié mù hěn yǒu yì si, wǒ měi tiān dōu shōu tīng.
    This show is very interesting; I listen every day.
  • 收听。
    Tā xǐ huan zài lù shang shōu tīng yīn yuè guǎng bō.
    He likes listening to music radio on the road.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

收shōureceive
听tīnglisten

收听: 收 receive and 听 listen combine to mean listen to a broadcast.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攴攴pū
Sound part声符shēngfú
丩
丩jiū收shōu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

收 uses 攴 to show an action and 丩 as a sound clue; the old meaning was 'to arrest.'

Open 收 →

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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