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title: "Tingqu Meaning: 听取 (tīngqǔ) Means “to listen to”"
description: "听取 (traditional 聽取, tīngqǔ) means “to listen to; to hear (reports, opinions)”. Hear its tones, see what 听 and 取 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tingqu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 听取 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

听取 tīngqǔ

## to listen to; to hear (reports, opinions)

## Its characters

1. 听 tīng to listen
2. 取 qǔ to take

## In a sentence

经理认真听取了大家的意见。 The manager listened carefully to everyone's opinions.

[More about 听取](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%AC%E5%8F%96)

## More words with 听 or 取

- [采取 cǎiqǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caiqu)
- [好听 hǎotīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haoting)
- [获取 huòqǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huoqu)
- [领取 lǐngqǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingqu)
- [聆听 língtīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingting)
- [录取 lùqǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/luqu)
- [谋取 móuqǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mouqu)
- [难听 nántīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nanting)
- [倾听 qīngtīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qingting)
- [取代 qǔdài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qudai)

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