Word: 念 (niàn)

念 dictionary entry

niàn: to read; to study (a subject); idea; to miss (sb); to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿[nian4])

Full dictionary entry for 念

What 念 means in each sentence

to read 13 sentences
to study (a subject) 3 sentences

Example sentences using 念

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不怕念起，只怕觉迟

búpà niàn qǐ, zhǐpà jué chí

don't fear a thought arising, only fear realising late
人人有本难念的经

rénrén yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng

everyone has a scripture that is hard to recite
他昨天念了一整晚的书。

Tā zuótiān niànle yì zhěng wǎn de shū.

Last night, he studied all night long.
他连字都不会念，更别说写了。

Tā lián zì dōu búhuì niàn, gèng biéshuō xiěle.

He can't even read, let alone write.
你在哪里念高中？

Nǐ zài nǎlǐ niàn gāozhōng?

Where do you attend high school?
你怎么念你的名字？

Nǐ zěnme niàn nǐ de míngzi?

How do you pronounce your name?
你的妹妹念几年级？

Nǐ de mèimei niàn jǐnián jí?

What grade is your sister in?
她念诗的声音很有韵律。

Tā niàn shī de shēngyīn hěn yǒu yùnlǜ.

Her voice has a lovely cadence when she reads poems.
家家都有一本难念的经

jiājiā dōu yǒu yìběn nán niàn de jīng

every family has a scripture that is hard to recite
念完了经打和尚，用得着是亲，用不着是仇

niàn wánle jīng dǎ héshang, yòngdezháo shì qīn, yòngbùzháo shì chóu

after the chanting, beat the monk: if useful, kin; if not, an enemy
念罢了经打和尚，用人朝前不用人朝后

niàn bàle jīng dǎ héshang, yòngrén cháo qián búyòng rén cháo hòu

after the scripture is chanted, beat the monk: when you need someone you face them, when you don't you turn your back
我为她重复念这个字很多遍。

Wǒ wèi tā chóngfù niàn zhège zì hěn duō biàn.

I repeated the word several times for her.
戴数珠的老虎，假念弥陀

dài shùzhū de lǎohǔ, jiǎ niàn Mítuó

a tiger wearing prayer beads: falsely chanting 'Amitabha'
有人可以念这个字吗？

Yǒurén kěyǐ niàn zhège zì ma?

Is there anyone who can pronounce this word?
缺门牙的念文章,含糊其辞

quē ményá de niàn wénzhāng,hánhuqící

someone missing front teeth reading an essay: the words are mumbled
这个字怎么念？

Zhège zì zěnme niàn?

How do you read this character?
这个怎么念？

Zhège zěnme niàn?

How do you say that?