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Simplfied Chinese
听话
Traditional Chinese
聽話
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
tīng huà
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
teng1 wa6
Short definition to do what one is told
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All available English definitions (adj) be obedientMDBG icon / to do what one is toldMDBG icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso:
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: to do what one is told; obedient
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC:
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: (v) obey an elder; (adj) be obedient'
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Sentence examples
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(tā) another
很会(hěnhuì)
教育(jiào yù) to teach
(rén) man
所以(suǒ yǐ) as a result
他的( tā de)
孩子(hái zi) child
都很(dōuhěn)
听话(tīng huà) to do what one is told

He's a very good teacher, so his children really listen to him.

(tā) another
很会(hěnhuì)
教育(jiào yù) to teach
(rén) man
所以(suǒ yǐ) as a result
他的( tā de)
孩子(hái zi) child
都很(dōuhěn)
听话(tīng huà) to do what one is told

He was a great educator so his children really listened to him.

你去( nǐ qù)
朋友(péng you) friend
(jiā) home
(wán) toy
(yào) may
守规矩(shǒu guī ju) to abide by the rules
(yào) may
听话(tīng huà) to do what one is told

When you go to play at a friend's house, you need to be well behaved and obedient.

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