打听(dǎ ting)

HSK 52 charactersTrad. 打聽

to ask about

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 打听 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 快赶到那边去打听,快走!

    kuài gǎn dào nà biān qù dǎ tīng kuài zǒu

    Nip over there and ask. Hurry!

  • 我想向你打听点他的事。

    wǒ xiǎng xiàng nǐ dǎ tīng diǎn tā de shì

    I want to ask you about him.

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