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念

niàn · nian

Traditional 唸

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 顿 dùn

Meaning

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niàn 念

  1. to read
  2. to study (a subject)
  3. to attend (a school)
  4. to read aloud
  5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing
  6. to miss (sb)
  7. idea
  8. remembrance
  9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn))

niàn 唸

  1. variant of 念 (niàn), to read aloud
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The sign on the grass

  1. Leon

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，这个(zhège)牌子(páizi)上(shàng)写(xiě)什么(shénme)？你(nǐ)能(néng)念(niàn)一下(yīxià)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, what does this sign say? Can you read it aloud?

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)念(niàn)给(gěi)你(nǐ)听(tīng)：“请(qǐng)勿(wù)踩(cǎi)草坪(cǎopíng)”。

    OK, I will read it to you: "Please do not step on the lawn."

  3. Leon

    啊(a)？不能(bùnéng)踩(cǎi)草(cǎo)吗(ma)？

    Oh? We cannot step on the grass?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)站(zhàn)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Right. Where are you standing now?

  5. Leon

    在(zài)草(cǎo)上(shàng)！我(wǒ)马上(mǎshàng)下来(xiàlai)。

    On the grass! I will come down at once.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)连(lián)字(zì)都(dōu)不(bú)会(huì)念(niàn)，更(gèng)别(bié)说(shuō)写(xiě)了(le)。

He can't even read, let alone write.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)为(wèi)她(tā)重(chóng)复(fù)念(niàn)这(zhè)个(ge)字(zì)很(hěn)多(duō)遍(biàn)。

I repeated the word several times for her.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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