难听

nántīng

unpleasant to hear

adjectiveHSK 3.0 word list · Band 3trad. 難聽
Dictionary entry

unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar

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难
听

See it in sentences

这个歌很难听。

Zhège gē hěn nántīng.

English

This song is awful.

他说话很难听。

Tā shuōhuà hěn nántīng.

English

The way he talks is unpleasant.

Goes with

  • 很难听very unpleasant to hear
  • 不难听not bad sounding

Opposite

好听hǎotīng
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难
听

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