背
诵

To recite in Chinese: 背诵 (bèi sòng)

bèi sòng

to recite

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 背誦1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to recite
  2. 2to repeat from memory

Stroke order

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背
诵

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄟˋ

bèi

ㄅ/ bㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄙㄨㄥˋ

sòng

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

背诵

Simplified

背誦

Traditional

Example sentences

See 背诵 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 老师要求我们背诵这首诗。

    lǎo shī yāo qiú wǒ men bèi sòng zhè shǒu shī。

    The teacher asked us to recite this poem.

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Related words

背

bèi

the back of a body or object

背景

bèi jǐng

background

背后

bèi hòu

behind

背包

bēi bāo

knapsack

背心

bèi xīn

sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)

背着

bèi zhe

turning one's back to (sth or sb)

背面

bèi miàn

the back

背叛

bèi pàn

to betray

朗诵

lǎng sòng

to read aloud with expression

违背

wéi bèi

to go against

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