听 断

tīng duàndictionary entry

to judge (i.e. to hear and pass judgment in a law court) / to hear and decide

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

聽斷听断 [ting1 duan4] /to judge (i.e. to hear and pass judgment in a law court)/to hear and decide/

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Other forms in these source records: 聽斷

听
yǐn
smile (archaic)
tīng
to listen to / to hear / to heed / to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be / to allow (Taiwan pr. [tìng]) / (literary) to administer / to deal with (Taiwan pr. [tìng])
断
duàn
to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly

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