Meaning of 好听
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- pleasant to hear
How to use 好听
好听 describes sounds, voices, music, names, and even words that sound nice or flattering. It usually follows 很 or another adverb when used as a predicate. Example: 这首歌很好听。(Zhè shǒu gē hěn hǎotīng.) This song sounds great.
Put 好 (hǎo, good) together with 听 (tīng, to listen) and you get something that is good to listen to. Think of it as "good for the ears."
Common mistake: Learners often use 好看 (hǎokàn) for music or voices, but 好看 is for things you see, and 好听 is for things you hear. Also keep 好 in the third tone here, not the fourth tone hào used in 爱好 (àihào).
好听 in example sentences
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好 hǎo · good · 6 strokes
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听 tīng · to listen to · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 好听.
| 最好 | zuìhǎo | best; had better ...; it would be best to ... |
| 听到 | tīngdào | to hear |
| 听见 | tīngjiàn | to hear |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty; delicious |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good |
| 爱好 | àihào | to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby |
| 好玩儿 | hǎowánr | erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2] |
| 听写 | tīngxiě | (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation; (music) to transcribe by |
| 好像 | hǎoxiàng | as if; to seem like |
| 听说 | tīngshuō | to hear (sth said); one hears (that) |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing |
| 好多 | hǎoduō | many; quite a lot |
Questions about 好听
What does 好听 mean?
好听 (hǎotīng) means "pleasant to hear" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 好听?
好听 is made of 2 characters: 好 (6 strokes), 听 (7 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 好听 an HSK word?
Yes. 好听 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 好听 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 好听 is written 好聽.
Can 好听 describe something other than music?
Yes. It works for a nice voice, a pleasant name, or a language that sounds beautiful, as in 她的名字很好听 (Tā de míngzi hěn hǎotīng, Her name sounds nice). It can also describe words that sound flattering, like 说好听的话 (to say nice-sounding things).
What is the opposite of 好听?
The common opposite is 难听 (nántīng), meaning unpleasant to hear. It is used for bad singing, harsh noises, or rude words.