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聽說讀寫

简听说读写 · 繁聽說讀寫

Mandarin · pinyin tīng shuō dú xiě

listening, speaking, reading and writing (language skills)

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聽: tīng · hear, listen; understand; obey
說: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
讀: dú · read, study; pronounce
寫: xiě · write; draw, sketch; compose
听: tīng · hear; understand; obey, comply
说: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
读: dú · read, study; pronounce
写: xiě · write; draw, sketch; compose

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1–1–2–3 · ting1 shuo1 du2 xie3

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(idiomatic) listening, speaking, reading and writing; various aspects of learning a foreign language

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