偏听偏信

piān tīng piān xìn

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Definitions

1. selective listening
2. to hear what one wants to hear

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Child Words of 偏听偏信

• 信 信 xìn: letter
• 偏 偏 piān: to lean
• 听 听 yǐn: smile (archaic)
• 听 听 tīng: to listen to; to hear