念诵

念誦

niànsòng

verb #48,160

Meanings

1 to chant (sutras, mantras)
2 to recite aloud
3 to keep mentioning (someone one misses)

Characters

to chant; to recite

Examples

HSK 5

孩子们齐声念诵着古诗，声音传遍了整个校园。

Háizimen qíshēng niànsòng zhe gǔshī, shēngyīn chuánbiàn le zhěnggè xiàoyuán.

The children recited the old poems in unison, and their voices carried across the whole campus.

HSK 7-9

奶奶每天早上都要念诵佛经。

Nǎinai měi tiān zǎoshang dōu yào niànsòng Fójīng.

Grandma chants the sutras every morning.

Tips

usage

Mostly for religious texts: sutras, mantras (真言) and the name of the Buddha. Reciting a text from memory in school is 背诵, and reading aloud is 朗读 or just 念.

Stroke Order

念 niàn

诵 sòng