---
title: "Tinghua Meaning: 听话 (tīnghuà) Means “obedient”"
description: "听话 (traditional 聽話, tīnghuà) means “obedient; well-behaved; to do as one is told”. Hear its tones, see what 听 and 话 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tinghua"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 听话 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

听话 tīnghuà

## obedient; well-behaved; to do as one is told

## Its characters

1. 听 tīng to listen
2. 话 huà words

## In a sentence

这孩子很听话，从不让父母操心。 This child is very well-behaved and never worries his parents.

大圣，你不跟着唐僧去西天，不**听话**，就永远只能做一个妖怪。

From [紧箍咒 · The Tightening Spell](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-tightening-spell-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-11#library-word-443-445)

[More about 听话](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%AC%E8%AF%9D)

## More words with 听 or 话

- [打电话 dǎdiànhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadianhua)
- [的话 dehuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dehua)
- [电话 diànhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianhua)
- [对话 duìhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duihua)
- [废话 fèihuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feihua)
- [好听 hǎotīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haoting)
- [话说 huàshuō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huashuo)
- [话题 huàtí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huati)
- [话语 huàyǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huayu)
- [讲话 jiǎnghuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianghua)

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