听话

tīng huà · ting hua

Traditional 聽話

Meaning

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  1. to do what one is told
  2. obedient

In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)去(qù)朋(péng)友(yǒu)家(jiā)玩(wán)要(yào)守(shǒu)规(guī)矩(ju),要(yào)听(tīng)话(huà)。

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

Tatoeba: Chinese by jjbraam · English by jjbraam · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)狗(gǒu)很(hěn)听(tīng)话(huà),主(zhǔ)人(rén)一(yí)叫(jiào)它(tā)就(jiù)过(guò)来(lái)。

This puppy is very obedient; it comes over as soon as its owner calls.

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