试听
shì tīng
Pinyin

Definition

试听
 - 
shì tīng
  1. audition
  2. to give sb an audition
  3. to check by listening

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

测试
cè shì
  1. 1 to test (machinery etc)
  2. 2 to test (students)
  3. 3 test
  4. 4 quiz
  5. 5 exam
  6. 6 beta (software)
考试
kǎo shì
  1. 1 to take an exam
  2. 2 exam
  3. 3 CL:次[cì]
听
tīng
  1. 1 to listen
  2. 2 to hear
  3. 3 to obey
  4. 4 a can (loanword from English "tin")
  5. 5 classifier for canned beverages
听到
tīng dào
  1. 1 to hear
试
shì
  1. 1 to test
  2. 2 to try
  3. 3 experiment
  4. 4 examination
  5. 5 test
倾听
qīng tīng
  1. 1 to listen attentively
动听
dòng tīng
  1. 1 pleasant to listen to
尝试
cháng shì
  1. 1 to try
  2. 2 to attempt
  3. 3 CL:次[cì]
好听
hǎo tīng
  1. 1 pleasant to hear
收听
shōu tīng
  1. 1 to listen to (a radio broadcast)
窃听
qiè tīng
  1. 1 to eavesdrop
  2. 2 to wiretap
聆听
líng tīng
  1. 1 to listen (respectfully)
听力
tīng lì
  1. 1 hearing
  2. 2 listening ability
听懂
tīng dǒng
  1. 1 to understand (on hearing)
  2. 2 to catch (what is spoken)
听众
tīng zhòng
  1. 1 audience
  2. 2 listeners
听见
tīng jiàn
  1. 1 to hear
听话
tīng huà
  1. 1 to do what one is told
  2. 2 obedient
听说
tīng shuō
  1. 1 to hear (sth said)
  2. 2 one hears (that)
  3. 3 hearsay
  4. 4 listening and speaking
试一试
shì yī shì
  1. 1 to have a try
试卷
shì juàn
  1. 1 examination paper
  2. 2 test paper
  3. 3 CL:份[fèn],張|张[zhāng]

Idioms (20)

不问就听不到假话
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
  1. 1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
  1. 1 to challenge the law (idiom)
  2. 2 to knowingly violate the law
危言耸听
wēi yán sǒng tīng
  1. 1 frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
  2. 2 reds under the beds
及锋而试
jí fēng ér shì
  1. 1 lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak
垂帘听政
chuí lián tīng zhèng
  1. 1 lit. to govern from behind the curtain
  2. 2 to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
妄言妄听
wàng yán wàng tīng
  1. 1 unwarranted talk the listener can take or leave (idiom); sth not to be taken too seriously
娓娓动听
wěi wěi dòng tīng
  1. 1 to speak in a pleasant and captivating manner (idiom)
小试牛刀
xiǎo shì niú dāo
  1. 1 to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
混淆视听
hùn xiáo shì tīng
  1. 1 to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods
眼见为实，耳听为虚
yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū
  1. 1 to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
  2. 2 It ain't necessarily so.
眼观六路耳听八方
yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng
  1. 1 lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
  2. 2 to be observant and alert (idiom)
眼观四面，耳听八方
yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng
  1. 1 lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be observant and alert
耳听为虚，眼见为实
ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí
  1. 1 Take what you hear to be false, only believe it when you see it (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
  2. 2 It ain't necessarily so.
耸人听闻
sǒng rén tīng wén
  1. 1 to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people
听信谣言
tīng xìn yáo yán
  1. 1 to take heed of idle chatter (idiom)
听其言而观其行
tīng qí yán ér guān qí xíng
  1. 1 hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
听其言观其行
tīng qí yán guān qí xíng
  1. 1 hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
听天安命
tīng tiān ān mìng
  1. 1 to accept one's situation as dictated by heaven (idiom)
听而不闻
tīng ér bù wén
  1. 1 to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
  2. 2 to ignore deliberately

Sample Sentences

哦，那个牛宝宝啊，上次去试听的时候，我发现童童好像不怎么喜欢。而且那个辅导老师也太年轻了，明显没什么经验。对于参与度不高的孩子，她好像也没什么特别的办法。
ò ，nà ge niúbǎobao a ，shàngcì qù shìtīng de shíhou ，wǒ fāxiàn Tóngtong hǎoxiàng bù zěnme xǐhuan 。érqiě nà ge fǔdǎo lǎoshī yě tài niánqīng le ，míngxiǎn méi shénme jīngyàn 。duìyú cānyùdù bù gāo de háizi ，tā hǎoxiàng yě méi shénme tèbié de bànfǎ 。
Oh, Niu Baobao. Last time I went there for a demo class it seemed like Tongtong didn't really like it. Also, the counselors there were all too young; it was clear they didn't have any experience. If a child didn't want to participate, they didn't seem to have any special solutions.
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那我们带他多去参加些免费试听课程吧。
nà wǒmen dài tā duō qù cānjiā xiē miǎnfèi shìtīng kèchéng ba 。
Let's take him out to some other free demo classes then.
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那就多吃点。对了，后天该交房子的按揭贷款了。还有，上午我去金宝贝听了试听课，太棒了，我也要让皮皮从小就在双语环境里长大！唉，你加薪的事和领导提了没有？我还想......
nà jiù duō chī diǎn 。duì le ，hòutiān gāi jiāo fángzi de ànjiē dàikuǎn le 。hái yǒu ，shàngwǔ wǒ qù Jīnbǎobèi tīng le shìtīng kè ，tài bàng le ，wǒ yě yào ràng Pípi cóngxiǎo jiù zài shuāngyǔ huánjìng li zhǎngdà ！used as a verbal response to inquiry ，nǐ jiāxīn de shì hé lǐngdǎo tí le méiyǒu ？wǒ hái xiǎng ......
Have some more then. Oh, right. We need to make a mortgage payment the day after tomorrow. Oh, also--I went to Gymboree this morning to watch a demo class. It was great. I really want to have Pipi grow up in a bilingual environment. Oh, did you bring up the topic of your raise to your boss? I was thinking...
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