# 背诵 (bèisòng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 背诵 (bèisòng) means “to recite from memory”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to recite from memory
- Pinyin: bèisòng (bei4 song4)
- Traditional: 背誦
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 老师要求我们把这首古诗背诵下来。
  Lǎoshī yāoqiú wǒmen bǎ zhè shǒu gǔshī bèisòng xiàlái.
  The teacher asked us to recite this ancient poem from memory.

## Characters

- [背](https://hanziro.com/word/bei-back-body-or/) (bèi): the back of a body or object; to turn one's back
- 诵 (sòng): to read aloud; to recite

https://hanziro.com/word/bei-song-recite-from-memory/

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