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听来

tīng lái

2-character word Traditional 聽來

What 听来 means

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

The characters in 听来

• 听tīngto listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin")
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…

Example sentences

• 这名字听来耳熟。
  Zhè míngzi tīnglái ěrshú.
  The name rang a bell in me.