Writing
难听 (nán tīng) — how to say "unpleasant to hear" in Chinese
难听
Unpleasant to hear
adjective
Character composition
难
difficult
听
to listen
Radicals / Keys
口
Mouth
#30 · kǒu · 3 strokes
隹
Short-tailed bird
#172 · zhuī · 8 strokes
Collocations
难听的歌
nántīng de gē
unpleasant-sounding song
Examples
他说的话很难听，我不想听。
His words are unpleasant, I don't want to listen.
这首歌很难听。
This song sounds bad.
Mnemonic
[nán tīng-] Nan-Ting sings, but it comes out so hard to listen to that the cat presses its ears with its paws 🙉. "This is really 难听!" it winces and runs off. Nan-Ting sadly falls silent.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "unpleasant to hear" in Chinese?
"unpleasant to hear" in Chinese is 难听 (nán tīng).
难听 meaning in English
难听 (nán tīng) means "Unpleasant to hear".
How is 难听 pronounced?
It is pronounced nán tīng (written as nan ting, nanting). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "unpleasant to hear" in Chinese characters?
It is written 难听: 难 has 10 strokes, 听 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 难听?
难听 is on the HSK 3.0 level 3 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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