复述

複述

fùshù

verb #21,284

Meanings

1 to repeat (what someone said)
2 to retell
3 to paraphrase (in one's own words)

Characters

to narrate / to state

Examples

请你用自己的话复述一下这段对话。

Qǐng nǐ yòng zìjǐ de huà fùshù yīxià zhè duàn duìhuà.

Please retell this dialogue in your own words.

老师要求学生复述课文的主要内容。

Lǎoshī yāoqiú xuéshēng fùshù kèwén de zhǔyào nèiróng.

The teacher asked students to retell the main content of the lesson.

他逐字逐句地复述了领导的讲话。

Tā zhú zì zhú jù de fùshù le lǐngdǎo de jiǎnghuà.

He repeated the leader's speech word for word.

Tips

usage

复述 is a common classroom activity in Chinese language education. Teachers ask students to 复述 a text to check comprehension and develop speaking fluency.

Stroke Order

复 fù

述 shù