收听 shōutīng to listen to (a radio broadcast)
How to remember 收听: 收 receive + 听 listen = to listen to (a radio broadcast).
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How it is used
- Formal/media term meaning specifically to listen to a radio (or similar) broadcast - 收听广播 (shōutīng guǎngbō), listen to the radio.
- Everyday 听 (tīng) covers listening to anything (music, a person, a lecture); 收听 is narrower and appears in announcements like 欢迎收听 (huānyíng shōutīng), 'welcome to the broadcast'.
- Not used for listening to a friend talk - reserve it for broadcast media.