Chinese word dictionary

念诵

niàn sòng · to read out; to recite; to remember sb (while talking about sth else)

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Simplified念诵

Traditional念誦

Pinyinniàn sòng

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

念niàn

to think of, to recall; to study

诵sòng

to chant, to recite, to repeat, to read aloud

How to learn 念诵

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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概念gàiniàn

concept; idea; CL:個|个[ge4]

观念guānniàn

notion; thought; concept; sense; views; ideology; general impressions

纪念jìniàn

to commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir

纪念日jìniànrì

day of commemoration; memorial day

念niàn

to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓|顿[dun4]); to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿[nian4]); variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud

想念xiǎngniàn

to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again