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背誦

to recite

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

bei4song4 • bèisòng

Meaning

Primary

to recite

Alternatives

recite, recites, reciting, recited

Mnemonic

背誦 To recite is 誦 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 背誦 了 聖經 的 一 部分。

I recited part of the Bible.

你 能 從 記憶 中 背誦 這 首 詩 嗎？

Can you recite this poem from memory?

我 每天 都 背誦 這 段 祈禱。

I recite this prayer every day.