背 bēi
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- 北 north ⺼ meat, flesh
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
背诵
bèisòng
to recite from memory
Characters in this word
诵 sòng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 甬 path
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 为了准确引用古文，他把整段铭文背诵到几乎不需要看稿的程度。 Wèile zhǔnquè yǐnyòng gǔwén, tā bǎ zhěng duàn míngwén bèisòng dào jīhū bù xūyào kàn gǎo de chéngdù. To quote the classical text accurately, he recited the whole inscription until he barely needed to look at the script.
- 老师让我们把这首古诗背诵下来。 Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen bǎ zhè shǒu gǔshī bèisòng xiàlái. The teacher asked us to learn this ancient poem by heart.
- 他每天早上在院子里大声背诵课文。 Tā měi tiān zǎoshang zài yuànzi lǐ dàshēng bèisòng kèwén. Every morning he recites the lesson text out loud in the yard.
Related words
- 背 bēi to carry on the back
- 背 bēi to carry on one's back; back (body part)
- 背 bèi back
- 背后 bèihòu behind; behind one's back
- 背景 bèijǐng background
- 背包 bēibāo backpack
- 背心 bèixīn vest, undershirt
- 背负 bēifù to bear; to shoulder; to carry
- 背面 bèimiàn back; reverse side
- 背叛 bèipàn to betray; betrayal
- 背影 bèiyǐng view of someone's back; figure seen from behind
- 违背 wéibèi to violate; to go against