| 朗诵 | lǎng sòng | to read aloud with expression; to recite; to declaim | |
| 背诵HSK 6 | bèi sòng | to recite; to repeat from memory | |
| 诵读 | sòng dú | to read aloud | |
| 传诵 | chuán sòng | widely known; on everyone's lips | |
| 诵经 | sòng jīng | to chant the sutras |
| 1 | I need to spend a lot of time memorizing legal provisions. | |
| 2 | The actor recited a classic literary work loudly on stage. | |
| 3 | He not only memorized the entire poem but also explained its underlying meaning. | |
| 4 | Before the exam, he spent a lot of time memorizing important events in history. | |
| 5 | In exams, we need to learn to understand questions instead of mechanically memorizing answers. |