耳闻 耳聞 ěr wén to hear of / to hear about syn 偏听偏信 偏聽偏信 piān tīng piān xìn selective listening / to hear what one wants to hear syn 听断 聽斷 tīng duàn to judge (i.e. to hear and pass judgment in a law court) / to hear and decide 听讼 聽訟 tīng sòng to hear litigation (in a law court) / to hear a case 秩 zhì (literary) salary according to rank / (literary) an official's rank / (literary) order / orderliness / (literary) decade syn 辟 bì (literary) king / monarch / (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service / (literary) to avoid (variant of 避[bi4]) / (literary) to repel (variant of 避[bi4]) syn 舆 輿 yú (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1]) / (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven) / land / territory / (literary) carriage / (literary) sedan chair / palanquin / (bound form) the multitudes / the people / the public syn 倪 ní (literary) small child / (literary) limit / bound / extremity / (literary) to differentiate / (literary) origin / cause 攘 rǎng (literary) to push up one's sleeves / (literary) to reject / to resist / (literary) to seize / to steal / (literary) to perturb / Taiwan pr. [rang2] syn 阆 閬 làng (literary) vast / spacious / (literary) lofty / (literary) tall door / (literary) dry moat outside a city wall 硙硙 磑磑 ái ái (literary) lofty / towering / (literary) glistening white / (literary) hard / solid / (literary) piled up 听 聽 tīng to listen to / to hear / to heed / to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be / to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer / to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) syn 斐然 fěi rán (literary) of great literary talent / (literary) (of achievements etc) brilliant / outstanding syn 婵娟 嬋娟 chán juān (literary) beautiful woman / (literary) lovely / graceful / (literary) the moon syn 第 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just syn 勒 lè (literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4ke4si1]) syn 俱 jù (literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike syn 聊 liáo (coll.) to chat / (literary) temporarily / for a while / (literary) somewhat / slightly / (literary) to depend upon syn 虞 yú (literary) to expect / to anticipate / (literary) to be concerned about / to be apprehensive / (literary) to deceive / to dupe syn 怃 憮 wǔ (literary) to have tender affection for / (literary) discouraged / disappointed / (literary) startled 蒐 sōu (literary) madder (Rubia cordifolia) / (literary) to hunt, esp. in spring / (literary) to gather / to collect 婵媛 嬋媛 chán yuán (literary) (of a woman) graceful / (literary) to be interwoven / (literary) to be emotionally involved 佹 guǐ (literary) perverse / unreasonable / (literary) eccentric / enigmatic / (literary) by chance / all of a sudden 塈 jì (literary) to plaster / (literary) to pick up / (literary) to rest 奭 shì (literary) majestic / magnificent / (literary) rich, deep red / (literary) angry / furious 庶几 庶幾 shù jī (literary) similar / almost / (literary) if only / it is to be hoped that / (literary) maybe / perhaps syn 听到 聽到 tīng dào to hear syn 听说 聽說 tīng shuō to hear (sth said) / one hears (that) / hearsay / listening and speaking syn 不懂 bù dǒng not to understand / cannot (see, hear, understand, as verb complement) / incomprehension 听见 聽見 tīng jiàn to hear syn 受理 shòu lǐ to accept to hear a case / to handle (a service) 好听 好聽 hǎo tīng pleasant to hear syn 听取 聽取 tīng qǔ to hear (news) / to listen to syn 审理 審理 shěn lǐ to hear (a case) syn 听说过 聽說過 tīng shuō guo to hear said 听不到 聽不到 tīng bu dào can't hear 听来 聽來 tīng lái to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc) / to ring (true) / to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression) / to hear from somewhere 难听 難聽 nán tīng unpleasant to hear / coarse / vulgar / offensive / shameful syn 听不见 聽不見 tīng bu jiàn not be able to hear 听闻 聽聞 tīng wén to listen / to hear what sb says / news one has heard 获知 獲知 huò zhī to learn of (an event) / to hear about (sth) syn 不闻不问 不聞不問 bù wén bù wèn not to hear, not to question (idiom) / to show no interest in sth / uncritical / not in the least concerned syn 再审 再審 zài shěn to hear a case again / review / retrial syn 喜闻乐见 喜聞樂見 xǐ wén lè jiàn to love to hear and see (idiom) / well received / to one's liking syn 忽闻 忽聞 hū wén to hear suddenly / to learn of sth unexpectedly 言听计从 言聽計從 yán tīng jì cóng to see, hear and obey (idiom) / to take advice / to take sb at his word syn 置若罔闻 置若罔聞 zhì ruò wǎng wén to turn a deaf ear to (idiom) / to pretend not to hear syn 闻风丧胆 聞風喪膽 wén fēng sàng dǎn hear the wind and lose gall (idiom) / terror-stricken at the news syn 闻见 聞見 wén jiàn to smell / to hear / knowledge / information 振聋发聩 振聾發聵 zhèn lóng fā kuì lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom) / rousing even the apathetic syn 听而不闻 聽而不聞 tīng ér bù wén to hear but not react (idiom) / to turn a deaf ear / to ignore deliberately syn 逆耳 nì ěr unpleasant to hear / grates on the ear (of home truths) syn 闻 聞 wén to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at syn 惨不忍闻 慘不忍聞 cǎn bù rěn wén (idiom) dreadful to hear 闻一知十 聞一知十 wén yī zhī shí lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom) / fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything / a word to the wise 听其言而观其行 聽其言而觀其行 tīng qí yán ér guān qí xíng hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects) / judge a person not by his words, but by his actions 逆耳之言 nì ěr zhī yán speech that grates on the ear (idiom) / bitter truths / home truths (that one does not want to hear) 中听 中聽 zhōng tīng pleasant to hear (i.e. agreeable news) / to one's liking / music to one's ears / Taiwan pr. [zhong4 ting1] syn 受听 受聽 shòu tīng nice to hear / worth listening to syn 塞耳 sāi ěr to block one's ears (not wishing to hear) 发聋振聩 發聾振聵 fā lóng zhèn kuì lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom) / rousing even the apathetic syn 耳听为虚，眼见为实 耳聽為虛，眼見為實 ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí (idiom) you cannot always trust what you hear, but seeing is believing 闻悉 聞悉 wén xī to hear (about sth) 听其言观其行 聽其言觀其行 tīng qí yán guān qí xíng hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects) / judge a person not by his words, but by his actions 听会 聽會 tīng huì to attend a meeting (and hear what is discussed) 听清 聽清 tīng qīng to hear clearly 若要人不知，除非己莫为 若要人不知，除非己莫為 ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it. 见说 見說 jiàn shuō to hear what was said 竖起耳朵 豎起耳朵 shù qǐ ěr duo to prick up one's ears / to strain to hear sth 世界应该更多倾听的十个故事 世界應該更多傾聽的十個故事 Ten Stories the World Should Hear More About 穷人之声－你听到我们的倾诉了吗？ 窮人之聲－你聽到我們的傾訴了嗎？ Voices of the poor - Can anyone hear us? 听岔 聽岔 tīng chà to mishear / to hear wrongly 愿闻其详 願聞其詳 yuàn wén qí xiáng I'd like to hear the details 叨扰 叨擾 tāo rǎo to bother / to trouble / (polite expression of appreciation for time taken to hear, help or host the speaker) sorry to have bothered you / thank you for your time 朦胧 朦朧 méng lóng (literary) (of moonlight) dim / (literary) murky / indistinct syn 所见 所見 suǒ jiàn (literary) what one sees / (literary) opinion / view 文体 文體 wén tǐ genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities 烟火 煙火 yān huǒ smoke and fire / cooked food / (literary) beacon fire / (literary) descendants / posterity syn 窈窕 yǎo tiǎo (literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined / comely / (esp.) slender / slim / (literary) (of a bower, a mountain stream or a boudoir within a palace etc) secluded syn 达人 達人 dá rén (coll.) expert / connoisseur / guru / enthusiast / geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000) / (literary) sensible person / person who understands life / (literary) optimist 文采 wén cǎi literary talent / literary grace / rich and bright colors syn 踌躇 躊躇 chóu chú to hesitate / (literary) to pace back and forth / (literary) self-satisfied syn 他日 tā rì (literary) some day / (literary) days in the past syn 眉宇 méi yǔ (literary) forehead / (literary) countenance / features syn 污秽 污穢 wū huì (literary) dirty / filthy / (literary) dirt / filth syn 东瀛 東瀛 dōng yíng (literary) East China Sea / (literary) Japan syn 名士 míng shì (old) a person of literary talent / a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post) syn 先祖 xiān zǔ (literary) my deceased grandfather / (literary) ancestors syn 惺惺 xīng xīng (literary) awake / (literary) intelligent / clever 顾盼 顧盼 gù pàn (literary) to look around / (literary) to care for syn 惺忪 xīng sōng drowsy-eyed / (literary) wavering / indecisive / (literary) awake / conscious / clearheaded syn 周章 zhōu zhāng (literary) effort / trouble / pains (to get sth done) / (literary) frightened / terrified 彪炳 biāo bǐng (literary) (of deeds, accomplishments etc) to shine brightly (in the annals of history etc) / (literary) outstanding / splendid / glorious 则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but / then / (bound form) standard / norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate / to follow / classifier for written items syn 整饬 整飭 zhěng chì (literary) to put in good order / to make shipshape / (literary) orderly / neat / tidy syn 睚眦 睚眥 yá zì (literary) to glare in anger / (literary) (fig.) a small grievance syn 羁旅 羈旅 jī lǚ (literary) to stay long in a place far from home / (literary) person who lives in an alien land 殊 shū (literary) to kill / to behead / to sever / to separate / to surpass / (bound form) different / (bound form) special / remarkable / (literary) very / extremely syn 摄 攝 shè (bound form) to take in / to absorb / to assimilate / to capture (video or still images) / (literary) to conserve (one's health) / (literary) to act for syn 