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 好好 hǎo hǎo well / carefully / nicely / properly syn 倾听 傾聽 qīng tīng to listen attentively syn 监听 監聽 jiān tīng to monitor / to listen in / to eavesdrop 听从 聽從 tīng cóng to listen and obey / to comply with / to heed / to hearken syn 聆听 聆聽 líng tīng to listen (respectfully) syn 听取 聽取 tīng qǔ to hear (news) / to listen to syn 动听 動聽 dòng tīng pleasant to listen to syn 洗耳恭听 洗耳恭聽 xǐ ěr gōng tīng to listen with respectful attention / (a polite request to sb to speak) / we are all ears syn 收听 收聽 shōu tīng to listen to (a radio broadcast) syn 小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì cautious and solemn (idiom) / very carefully / prudent / gently and cautiously syn 讲究 講究 jiǎng jiu to pay particular attention to / carefully selected for quality / tastefully chosen syn 察看 chá kàn to watch / to look carefully at syn 清查 qīng chá to investigate thoroughly / to carefully inspect / to verify / to ferret out (undesirable elements) 精选 精選 jīng xuǎn carefully chosen / handpicked / best of the bunch / choice (product) / concentration (mining) / to concentrate / to winnow syn 听信 聽信 tīng xìn to listen to information / to get the news / to believe what one hears syn 听讲 聽講 tīng jiǎng to attend a lecture / to listen to a talk syn 充耳不闻 充耳不聞 chōng ěr bù wén to block one's ears and not listen (idiom) / to turn a deaf ear syn 细看 細看 xì kàn to peer / to scan / to examine carefully syn 工整 gōng zhěng fine work / carefully and neatly done syn 端详 端詳 duān xiang to look over carefully / to scrutinize syn 侧耳 側耳 cè ěr to bend an ear (to) / to listen 叮咛 叮嚀 dīng níng to warn / to urge / to exhort / to give instructions carefully and insistently syn 思虑 思慮 sī lǜ to think sth through / to consider carefully syn 瞻前顾后 瞻前顧後 zhān qián gù hòu lit. to look forward and back (idiom) / fig. to consider carefully / to weigh the pros and cons / fig. to be overcautious and indecisive syn 精读 精讀 jīng dú to read carefully and thoroughly / intensive reading 听闻 聽聞 tīng wén to listen / to hear what sb says / news one has heard 精挑细选 精挑細選 jīng tiāo xì xuǎn to select very carefully 三思而行 sān sī ér xíng think three times then go (idiom) / don't act before you've thought it through carefully syn 听书 聽書 tīng shū to listen to a performance of pinghua storytelling 評話|评话[ping2hua4] / to listen to an audiobook 掩耳 yǎn ěr to refuse to listen 依 yī to depend on / to comply with or listen to sb / according to / in the light of syn 审 審 shěn to examine / to investigate / carefully / to try (in court) syn 究 jiū after all / to investigate / to study carefully / Taiwan pr. [jiu4] syn 聆 líng (literary) to hear / to listen syn 三思而后行 三思而後行 sān sī ér hòu xíng think again and again before acting (idiom) / consider carefully in advance 上心 shàng xīn carefully / meticulously / to set one's heart on sth syn 好好儿 好好兒 hǎo hāo r in good condition / perfectly good / carefully / well / thoroughly syn 蹩 bié to limp / to sprain (an ankle or wrist) / to move carefully, as if evading a danger / to scurry syn 讳疾忌医 諱疾忌醫 huì jí jì yī hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom) / fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism / to keep one's shortcomings secret / to refuse to listen to advice syn 踧 cù carefully / level / smooth 倾耳细听 傾耳細聽 qīng ěr xì tīng to prick up one's ear and listen carefully 以慎为键 以慎為鍵 yǐ shèn wéi jiàn to take caution as the key (idiom) / to proceed very carefully 倾耳而听 傾耳而聽 qīng ěr ér tīng to listen attentively 虚己以听 虛己以聽 xū jǐ yǐ tīng to listen to the ideas of others with an open mind (idiom) 嫈 yīng attentively / carefully 注意看 zhù yì kàn watch carefully 蹜 suō walk carefully 予以照顾 予以照顧 yǔ yǐ zhào gù to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom) 审谛 審諦 shěn dì to look at sth carefully / to examine 细察 細察 xì chá to observe carefully 精研 jīng yán to research carefully / to study intensively 谛视 諦視 dì shì to look carefully 千挑万选 千挑萬選 qiān tiāo wàn xuǎn to select very carefully 拣饮择食 揀飲擇食 jiǎn yǐn zé shí to choose one's food carefully / to be picky 周备 周備 zhōu bèi thorough / carefully prepared 择日不如撞日 擇日不如撞日 zé rì bù rú zhuàng rì lit. carefully setting an auspicious date does not beat seizing an opportunity (idiom) / fig. seize the occasion 瑱 tiàn (literary) jade pendants attached to an official hat and hanging beside each ear, symbolizing refusal to listen to malicious talk / (literary) to fill up 且听下回分解 且聽下回分解 qiě tīng xià huí fēn jiě to listen to the next chapter for an explanation 俯首倾耳 俯首傾耳 fǔ shǒu qīng ěr to bend one's head and listen attentively (idiom) 倾耳 傾耳 qīng ěr to prick up one's ear / to listen attentively 家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信 家醜不可外傳，流言切莫輕信 jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiē mò qīng xìn Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly (common expression) / Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip. 拭目倾耳 拭目傾耳 shì mù qīng ěr to watch and listen attentively 眼观六路耳听八方 眼觀六路耳聽八方 yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions / to be observant and alert (idiom) 听墙根 聽牆根 tīng qiáng gēn to eavesdrop / to listen in secret to sb's conversations 屡劝不听 屢勸不聽 lǚ quàn bù tīng (idiom) refusing to listen to advice or remonstrance / incorrigible 听事 聽事 tīng shì to hold audience / to advise on state affairs / to administer state affairs / audience hall / to listen in 听不进去 聽不進去 tīng bù jìn qu not to listen / to be deaf to 眼观四面，耳听八方 眼觀四面，耳聽八方 yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom) / fig. to be observant and alert 家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信 家醜不可外傳，流言切莫輕信 jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom) / Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip. 兼听则明，偏信则暗 兼聽則明，偏信則暗 jiān tīng zé míng , piān xìn zé àn listen to both sides and you will be enlightened / heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom) 听劝 聽勸 tīng quàn to heed advice / to listen to counsel 