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title: "Nanting Meaning: 难听 (nántīng) Means “unpleasant to hear”"
description: "难听 (traditional 難聽, nántīng) means “unpleasant to hear”. Hear its tones, see what 难 and 听 each mean."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nanting"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 难听 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

难听 nántīng

## unpleasant to hear

## It can also mean

- disgraceful
- offensive; coarse (words)

## Its characters

1. 难 nán hard to bear
2. 听 tīng to listen

## In a sentence

[See 难听 in use](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%9A%BE%E5%90%AC)

## More words with 难 or 听

- [好听 hǎotīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haoting)
- [艰难 jiānnán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiannan)
- [困难 kùnnan](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kunnan)
- [聆听 língtīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingting)
- [难道 nándào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nandao)
- [难得 nándé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nande)
- [难点 nándiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nandian)
- [难度 nándù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nandu)
- [难怪 nánguài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nanguai)
- [难过 nánguò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nanguo)

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