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to recite silently; to chant silently
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  *背* | 背* | *背
the back of a body or object / to turn one's back / to hide something from / to learn by heart / to recite from memory / (slang) unlucky / hard of hearing
HSK 2
to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards)
to flow right off the tongue (of lyrics or poetry) / to recite with ease / catchy (of a song)
to recite / to repeat from memory
HSK 7-9
to recite or chant Buddhist scripture
to prompt (an actor or reciter)
to read aloud with expression / to recite / to declaim
HSK 7-9
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  *祭* | 祭* | *祭
to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors) / (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; to wield (sth magic) / (bound form) ceremony / (Tw) (bound form) (celebratory) festival
HSK 7-9
to recite (a text) from memory; to learn a text by heart / to back; to endorse (a political candidate, product, check etc) / backing; endorsement
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  *讽* | 讽* | *讽
to satirize / to mock / to recite / Taiwan pr. [feng4]
to chant / to recite
to chant / to recite rhythmically / to polish verse
to recite in a loud, clear voice
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  *籀* | 籀* | *籀
(literary) seal script used throughout the pre-Han period / to recite / to read (aloud)
to read aloud / to recite rhythmically / to chant / to intone (esp. poems in rhythm)
to recite / to sing (of poetry)
to chant a magic spell / to recite incantations
to read out / to recite / to remember sb (while talking about sth else)
to recite poetry
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  *吟* | 吟* | *吟
to chant; to recite / verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems) / (literary) to lament; to groan / (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects / (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴) (cf. , wide vibrato)
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  *呻* | 呻* | *呻
(literary) to recite; to chant; to intone / (bound form) groan
to sing / to recite
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  *诵* | 诵* | *诵
to read aloud / to recite


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