Meaning of yǐn:

yǐn

Verb

smile (archaic); to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])

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Yéye jiàn dào lǎo péngyǒu, zǒng shì lùchū wēnnuǎn de yǐn róng.

爷爷见到老朋友,总是露出温暖的容。

Grandfather always shows a warm smile when he sees old friends.

Wǒ xǐhuān tīng yīnyuè.

我喜欢听音乐。

I like to listen to music.

Wǒ hěn gāoxìng wǒ de háizi zǒng shì tīng wǒ shuō dehuà.

我很高兴我的孩子总是我说的话。

I am glad that my child always listens to what I say.

Qǐng nǐ tīng wǒ shuō.

请你我说。

Please let me speak.

Tā tīng dào le yí gè hǎo xiāo xī.

他听到了一个好消息。

He heard a piece of good news.

Noun

a can (loanword from English "tin")

Wǒ qù shāngdiàn mǎile yīxiē yǐnliào tīng.

我去商店买了一些饮料

I went to the store and bought some cans of drinks.

Measure Word

classifier for canned beverages

Wǒ mǎile yī tīng kělè.

我买了一听可乐。

I bought a can of soda.

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