洗耳恭听 meaning in English
to listen with respectful attention; (a polite request to sb to speak)
Traditional 洗耳恭聽32 strokes
Meaning of 洗耳恭听
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xǐ'ěrgōngtīng
- to listen with respectful attention
- (a polite request to sb to speak)
- we are all ears
洗耳恭听 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我洗耳恭听。
I'm all ears.
请洗耳恭听。
Lend me your ears.
Stroke order for each character
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洗 xǐ · to wash · 9 strokes
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耳 ěr · ear · 6 strokes
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恭 gōng · polite · 10 strokes
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听 tīng · to listen to · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 洗耳恭听.
| 听到 | tīngdào | to hear |
| 听见 | tīngjiàn | to hear |
| 洗手间 | xǐshǒujiān | toilet; lavatory |
| 好听 | hǎotīng | pleasant to hear |
| 听写 | tīngxiě | (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation; (music) to transcribe by |
| 听说 | tīngshuō | to hear (sth said); one hears (that) |
| 洗澡 | xǐzǎo | to bathe; to take a shower |
| 难听 | nántīng | unpleasant to hear; coarse |
| 洗衣机 | xǐyījī | washing machine; washer |
| 听讲 | tīngjiǎng | to attend a lecture; to listen to a talk |
| 打听 | dǎting | to ask about; to make some inquiries |
| 听众 | tīngzhòng | audience; listeners |
Questions about 洗耳恭听
What does 洗耳恭听 mean?
洗耳恭听 (xǐ'ěrgōngtīng) means "to listen with respectful attention; (a polite request to sb to speak)".
How do you write 洗耳恭听?
洗耳恭听 is made of 4 characters: 洗 (9 strokes), 耳 (6 strokes), 恭 (10 strokes), 听 (7 strokes). That is 32 strokes in total.
How is 洗耳恭听 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 洗耳恭听 is written 洗耳恭聽.