Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
念
niàn
Description
"念"这个字有很多意思，最常见的是"想"或者"读出来"。
The character "念" has many meanings, the most common being "to think" or "to read aloud."
学生上学的时候，老师常常说"请你把这句话念一遍"。
When students go to school, teachers often say, "Please read this sentence aloud once."
Meanings
念niàn
to read aloud
老师让我们大声念这篇课文。
The teacher asked us to read this text aloud.
念niàn
to study; to attend school
他在大学念书。
He is studying at university.
念niàn
to miss; to think of
我很念家里的人。
I really miss my family.
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Notes
- Nuance
for "read aloud" 念 implies speaking out, while 读 can be silent reading.
- Etymology
念 combines 今 (now) over 心 (heart), suggesting what is currently in mind.
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