Meaning
听到 is a resultative verb compound meaning 'to hear' or 'to succeed in hearing.' It combines 听 (to listen) with the resultative complement 到 (to arrive at, to reach), indicating that the action of listening has achieved the result of actually perceiving sound. It emphasizes the completion and success of the hearing action.
Usage
Native speakers use 听到 when they want to express that they actually heard something, as opposed to just listening (听). It's commonly used to report news or information heard from others, or to describe successfully perceiving a sound. Often appears in patterns like '听到...的声音' (hear the sound of...) or '听到消息' (hear the news).
Examples
- 01我听到外面有人在叫我的名字。.I heard someone outside calling my name.
- 02你听到那个好消息了吗？?Did you hear that good news?
Characters
Common collocations
- 听到消息to hear the news
- 听到声音to hear a sound
- 没听到didn't hear
- 听到有人说to hear someone say
Origin
This is a resultative verb compound, a common grammatical pattern in Mandarin where 到 serves as a complement indicating successful completion or achievement of the verb action.