听说

• 拼音: tīng shuō
• 汉字拆解: 听 = to listen/hear; 说 = 讠(speech) + 兑 (exchange) — to say. Together: to hear it said

含义

To hear (that); to be told. Introduces information learned from others.

Used at the beginning of a sentence to introduce hearsay or secondhand information, similar to 'I heard that...' in English. Very common in daily conversation for sharing news or rumours. Does not imply the speaker has verified the information.

例句

1. 听说明天不上课。
2. 我听说他搬到上海了。
3. 听说那家新开的饭店很好吃。

用法指南

语境: conversation, sharing news, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 听说你要结婚了？(I heard you're getting married?)
• 我听说这本书很好看。(I heard this book is really good.)

错误说法

• 我听说了你的脸 (Don't use 听说 for things you saw directly — it's specifically for secondhand information you were told about, not visual observations)

起源与历史

听 (tīng, to listen/hear) + 说 (shuō, to say/speak). Literally: to hear it said.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal