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(Trad.: 誦)
Pinyin: sòng
English Definition: to read aloud; to recite
Chinese Definition:
①用有高低抑扬的腔调念:诵读。背诵。诵诗。
②称述,述说:“王之为都者,臣知五人焉,知其罪者,惟孔距心,为王诵之”。
③诗歌:作诵(作诗)。
④怨谤。
Total strokes: 9; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (speech) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
    • [ yǒng ] path; river in Ningbo; Ningbo
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Example Words
朗诵 lǎng sòng to read aloud with expression; to recite; to declaim
背诵 bèi sòng to recite; to repeat from memory
诵读 sòng to read aloud
传诵 chuán sòng widely known; on everyone's lips
诵经 sòng jīng to chant the sutras
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Example Sentences
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.