背诵 - To Recite - Simplified Chinese word mnemonic

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背诵

to recite

Character Composition

Characters

背

back

诵

to read aloud

Pinyin

bei4song4 • bèisòng

Meaning

Primary

to recite

Alternatives

recite, recites, reciting, recited

Mnemonic

背诵 To recite is 诵 to read aloud something by reading it from the 背 back of your memory. In other words, you pretty much know it like the 背 back of your hand.

Usage

我背诵了圣经的一部分。

I recited part of the Bible.

你能从记忆中背诵这首诗吗？

Can you recite this poem from memory?

我每天都背诵这段祈祷。

I recite this prayer every day.