Chinese word

背诵

Pronunciation

Pinyinbèi sòng

Meaning

  • verbrecite

Example

请把这首诗背诵给我们听。qǐng bǎ zhè shǒu shī bèi sòng gěi wǒ men tīng

Please recite this poem for us.

Illustration for 背诵 (recite)

More examples

他能把整首唐诗背诵下来。tā néng bǎ zhéng shǒu táng shī bèi sòng xià lái

He can recite the whole Tang poem.

Core concept

A text is carried from memory into expression, with its learned sequence kept intact.

Common phrases

  • 背诵古诗bèi sòng gǔ shī

    recite an ancient poem

Similar words

背bèi: Learn a text by heart and repeat its words from memory, aloud or silently.
记住jì zhù: Keep facts or information in the mind so they are not forgotten.
默念mò niàn: Repeat a text silently in the mind without speaking.

Definition in Chinese

背诵是指在不看原文的情况下，把学过的诗句、段落或文章按照原文的顺序用口头或心里复述出来。bèi sòng shì zhǐ zài bú kàn yuán wén de qíng kuàng xià bǎ xué guò de shī jù duàn luò huò wén zhāng àn zhào yuán wén de shùn xù yòng kǒu tóu huò xīn lǐ fù shù chū lái

Word origin

背 (bèi, "learn by heart") + 诵 (sòng, "recite aloud") forms a compound that links remembering a text with reproducing its words.

Usage tips

  • This word suits poems, passages, speeches, and other learned texts when the focus is faithful reproduction rather than explaining the idea in different words.

Other meanings

  • memorizeverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 背诵方法bèi sòng fāng fǎmemorization methodnoun
  • 背诵技巧bèi sòng jì qiǎomemorization techniquenoun

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