打听
dǎtingTraditional 打聽
to ask about; to inquire
Every meaning
dǎting
- to ask about; to inquire
In the Library
后来，司马懿回到那座小城一打听，才知道那天城里只有两千五百个兵，什么埋伏都没有。
空城计 · The Empty Fort Strategy: Zhuge Liang's famous bluff · HSK 5
别的村民听说来了一位客人，也都赶来打听外面的消息。
桃花源记 · The Peach Blossom Spring, retold in modern Chinese · HSK 6
Its characters
Words with 打
Words with 听
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).