How to Say ‘To mishear’ in Simplified Chinese
听岔
tīng chà
[teeng chà]
💬 Usage Tip: 岔 is said (chà), and it means "go off track". After 听 (tīng) "listen", it means the hearing went wrong.
Phrase Breakdown
听
tīng
[teeng]
to hear; to listen
Used when receiving sound with your ears or listening to someone speak.
我喜欢听你说话，声音很好听。
I like listening to you talk; your voice sounds nice.
岔
chà
[chà]
wrong; mistaken (to go astray)
Used after a verb like 听 to mean the action went wrong, e.g. hearing something incorrectly.
你说的话我听岔了。
I misheard what you said.
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