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听闻

tīng wén

2-character word Traditional 聽聞

What 听闻 means

1. to listen
2. to hear what sb says
3. news one has heard

The characters in 听闻

• 听tīngto listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin")
• 闻wénto hear; news; well-known

Example sentences

• 智慧高的人听闻「道」，会努力实践；中等智慧的人听闻「道」，会半信半疑；愚昧的人听闻「道」，则会嘲笑它。「道」若不被嘲笑，就称不上真正的道。
  Those of high wisdom, when they hear the "Way", strive to practice it; those of moderate wisdom, when they hear the "Way", are half-believing and half-doubting; the ignorant, when they hear the "Way", mock it. If the "Way" is not mocked, it cannot be called the true "Way".

Words containing 听闻

• 骇人听闻hài rén tīng wénshocking; horrifying; atrocious
• 耸人听闻sǒng rén tīng wénto sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people