打听 - To Inquire - Simplified Chinese word mnemonic

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HSK

to inquire

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打

to strike

听

to listen

da3ting1 • dǎtīng

to inquire

inquire, inquiring, inquires, to ask about, ask about

打听 To inquire about something, you can go around and 打 strike people until they tell you what you want to hear, then 听 listen to what they say.

我想打听一下附近的房租。

I’d like to inquire about rents nearby.

我想打听一下价格。

I’d like to inquire about the price.

他来打听工作的事。

He came to inquire about a job.