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title: "Qingting Meaning: 倾听 (qīngtīng) Means “to listen attentively”"
description: "倾听 (traditional 傾聽, qīngtīng) means “to listen attentively”. Hear its tones, see what 倾 and 听 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qingting"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 倾听 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

倾听 qīngtīng

## to listen attentively

## Its characters

1. 倾 qīng to lean
2. 听 tīng to listen

## In a sentence

她总是耐心地倾听孩子说话。 She always listens patiently to her child.

[More about 倾听](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%80%BE%E5%90%AC)

## More words with 倾 or 听

- [好听 hǎotīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haoting)
- [聆听 língtīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingting)
- [难听 nántīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nanting)
- [倾向 qīngxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qingxiang)
- [倾斜 qīngxié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qingxie)
- [听话 tīnghuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tinghua)
- [听见 tīngjiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tingjian)
- [听力 tīnglì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tingli)
- [听取 tīngqǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tingqu)
- [听说 tīngshuō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tingshuo)

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