念

niàn

“To read” in Chinese is 念 (niàn).

Other characters with the syllable nian: see all 3 →

Meaning

to read
to study (a subject)
to attend (a school)

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to read aloud
to give (sb) a tongue-lashing
to miss (sb)
idea
remembrance
twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿[nian4])
variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud

Example

我明白这概念。

I understand the concept.

From 概念 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 念

概念gàiniànconceptHSK 3 观念guānniànnotionHSK 3 纪念jìniànto commemorate; to honor the memory ofHSK 3 怀念huáiniànto cherish the memory ofHSK 4 想念xiǎngniànto missHSK 4 信念xìnniànfaithHSK 5 悼念dàoniànto grieveHSK 7-9 挂念guàniànto feel anxious about; to have (sth) weighing on one's mindHSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

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