念

niàn

HSK 5

念 — niàn

1. to read; to read aloud

   请你把这段课文念一遍。 qǐng nǐ bǎ zhèduàn kèwén niàn yībiàn — Please read this passage aloud once.

2. to study; to attend (a school)

   他在北京念大学。 tā zài běijīng niàn dàxué — He studies at university in Beijing.

3. to give (someone) a tongue-lashing; to scold (CL: 頓|顿[dun4])

   老师念了他一顿，因为他迟到。 lǎoshī niàn le tā yīdùn yīnwèi tā chídào — The teacher scolded him because he was late.

4. to miss (someone); to long for; remembrance; idea

   我常常念我的家人。 wǒ chángcháng niàn wǒ de jiārén — I often miss my family.

5. banker's anti-fraud numeral for twenty (corresponds to 廿[nian4])

   老式账本上常用念字表示二十。 lǎoshì zhàngběn shàng chángyòng niàn zì biǎoshì èrshí — Old-style ledgers often used the character 'nian' to represent twenty.