听来 meaning in English

tīnglái

to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc); to ring (true)

Traditional 聽來14 strokes

Meaning of 听来

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tīnglái
  1. to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc)
  2. to ring (true)
  3. to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression)
  4. to hear from somewhere

听来 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè名míng字zì听tīng来lái耳ěr熟shú。
The name rang a bell in me.

Stroke order for each character

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听 tīng · to listen to · 7 strokes

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来 lái · to come · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
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  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 听来.

回来huíláito return; to come back
起来qǐláito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
出来chūláito come out; to appear
听到tīngdàoto hear
进来jìnláito come in
来到láidàoto arrive; to come
听见tīngjiànto hear
好听hǎotīngpleasant to hear
听写tīngxiě(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation; (music) to transcribe by
过来guòláito come over; to manage
听说tīngshuōto hear (sth said); one hears (that)
带来dàiláito bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce

Questions about 听来

What does 听来 mean?

听来 (tīnglái) means "to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc); to ring (true)".

How do you write 听来?

听来 is made of 2 characters: 听 (7 strokes), 来 (7 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

How is 听来 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 听来 is written 聽來.