旁听

Traditional form:

旁聽

Pinyin (reading):

pángtīng

Definitions:

• to sit in on (proceedings)
• to be present at a meeting as an observer
• to audit (a class)

Characters:

• 旁 - side; beside, close, nearby
• 听 - to hear, to listen; to understand; to obey

Traditional characters:

• 旁 - side; beside, close, nearby
• 聽 - to hear, to listen; to understand; to obey