What does 难听 mean in Chinese?

难听 (nán tīng) means "unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 2 word.

How do you pronounce 难听?

难听 is pronounced "nán tīng" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

难听 is made up of the characters 难, 听. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 难听 using our stroke order tool.

难听

nán tīng

unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive

Traditional: 難聽

这首歌很难听。

Zhè shǒu gē hěn nántīng

This song sounds terrible

HSK 3.0: Level 2

Reviewed by Rudolph Minister, Founder and HSK Instructor.