Definition

Noun: 1. Hearing, the sense of hearing: The physiological ability to perceive sound through the ears. It refers to the auditory sense itself. 2. Auditory: Pertaining to or used in hearing. (Often used as an adjective in compound terms).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tai là cơ quan thính giác. (The ear is the organ of hearing.)
  • Ông ấy có thính giác rất tốt. (He has very good hearing.)
  • Âm nhạc là một phần quan trọng đối với thính giác của con người. (Music is an important part of human hearing.)

Advanced Usage

• Thính giác is often used in formal, medical, or biological contexts to describe the sense or faculty itself.
• It can function attributively (like an adjective) in compound nouns to specify something is related to hearing.

Variants and Related Words

• Thính (adj): Having sharp hearing; often used to describe animals or a person's keen sense of hearing in specific situations (e.g., - the dog has very sharp hearing).
• Nghe (v): To hear; to listen. This is the common verb for the action.
• Sức nghe (n): Hearing ability (a more colloquial synonym).
• Khả năng nghe (n): Hearing capability.

Synonyms

• Sức nghe (n): Hearing ability.
• Tai (n, in context): Ear; can be used metonymically for hearing (e.g., - his hearing is still good).

Related Phrases and Compound Terms

• Cơ quan thính giác (n): The auditory organ; the hearing apparatus.
• Hệ thính giác (n): The auditory system.
• Trí nhớ thính giác (n): Auditory memory.
• Suy giảm thính giác (n): Hearing loss.
• Kiểm tra thính giác (n): Hearing test.

noun

1. hearing