听说(tīng shuō)

HSK 22 charactersTrad. 聽說

to hear (sth said)

Character breakdown

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Word information

Pinyin
tīng shuō
Meaning
to hear (sth said)
HSK level
HSK 2
Characters
2
Traditional
聽說

Example sentences

How 听说 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 你可能听说过。

    nǐ kě néng tīng shuō guò

    You might have heard of it.

  • 听说了他们。

    wǒ tīng shuō le tā men

    I heard about them.

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