背诵 meaning in English

bèisòng

to recite; to repeat from memory

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 背誦18 strokes

Meaning of 背诵

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

bèisòng
  1. to recite
  2. to repeat from memory

背诵 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā的de女nǚ儿ér能néng背bèi诵sòng很hěn多duō诗shī。
His daughter is able to recite a lot of poems.
我wǒ最zuì讨tǎo厌yàn背bèi诵sòng课kè文wén了le。
What I hate most of all is having to recite texts from memory.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

背 bèi · the back of a body or object · 9 strokes

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诵 sòng · to chant · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 背诵.

背后bèihòubehind; at the back
背景bèijǐngbackground; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer
背包bēibāoknapsack; rucksack
背着bèizhecarrying on one's back
背心bèixīnsleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)
背叛bèipànto betray
违背wéibèito go against; to be contrary to
背面bèimiànthe back; the reverse side
朗诵lǎngsòngto read aloud with expression; to recite
背部bèibùback (of a human or other vertebrate, or of an object)
后背hòubèithe back (human anatomy); the back part of sth
背负bēifùto bear; to carry on one's back

Questions about 背诵

What does 背诵 mean?

背诵 (bèisòng) means "to recite; to repeat from memory" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 背诵?

背诵 is made of 2 characters: 背 (9 strokes), 诵 (9 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 背诵 an HSK word?

Yes. 背诵 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 背诵 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 背诵 is written 背誦.