打听

打听 dǎting

Inquire (ask about)

打听 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體打聽 dating

What 打听 means

Inquire (ask about)

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Character by character

打听 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

打

dǎ / dá

Hit (beat - break - make); Dozen

听

tīng / tìng

Listen (obey - supervise - tin can); Let (allow)

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How to write 打听

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打听 in a sentence

我去打听一下火车的时间。

Wǒ qù dǎting yíxià huǒchē de shíjiān.

I will go and ask about the train times.

他到处打听这个人的消息。

Tā dàochù dǎting zhège rén de xiāoxi.

He asked everywhere for news of this person.

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Questions about 打听

What does 打听 mean in English?

打听 is pronounced dǎting and means Inquire (ask about).

How do you pronounce 打听?

打听 is dǎting in pinyin — written dating without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 打听?

打听 is written with 2 characters: 打 (dǎ / dá) Hit (beat - break - make); Dozen, 听 (tīng / tìng) Listen (obey - supervise - tin can); Let (allow). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 打听 written in traditional Chinese?

打聽. The simplified form 打听 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 打聽 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced dǎting.

Is 打听 an HSK word?

Yes — 打听 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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