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听说读写

tīng shuō dú xiědictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
listening, speaking, reading and writing (language skills)
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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.

Source record: cd-b9d785183d9c4cb7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

聽說讀寫 听说读写 [ting1 shuo1 du2 xie3] /listening, speaking, reading and writing (language skills)/

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Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 聽說讀寫

  • 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])

  • 说
    shuì

    to persuade

    shuō

    to speak / to talk / to say / to explain / to comment / to scold / to tell off / (bound form) theory / doctrine

  • 读
    dòu

    comma / phrase marked by pause

    dú

    to read out / to read aloud / to read / to attend (school) / to study (a subject in school) / to pronounce

  • 写
    xiě

    to write

    xiè

    used in 寫意|写意[xiè yì]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.