retell; recount; paraphrase
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to repeat; to recount; to retell
neutralOften used to ask someone to repeat what was said for clarity, or to recount a story or instructions.
Qǐng请
nǐ你
fù复
shù述
yī一
xià下
lǎo老
shī师
gāng刚
cái才
shuō说
de的
huà话
。
Please repeat what the teacher just said.
Tā他
bǎ把
shì事
qing情
de的
jīng经
guò过
yòu又
fù复
shù述
le了
yī一
biàn遍
。
He recounted the course of events once more.
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Zhèng证
rén人
xū需
yào要
xiàng向
jǐng警
fāng方
fù复
shù述
tā他
kàn看
dào到
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
。
The witness needs to recount to the police what he saw.
verb
to paraphrase; to recount in one's own words
formalA pedagogical term used in language education to test comprehension. The student restates the content of a text without memorizing it verbatim.
Jīn今
tiān天
de的
yǔ语
wén文
zuò作
yè业
shì是
fù复
shù述
kè课
wén文
dì第
sān三
duàn段
。
Today's Chinese language homework is to paraphrase the third paragraph of the text.
Lǎo老
shī师
ràng让
xué学
sheng生
yòng用
zì自
jǐ己
de的
huà话
fù复
shù述
zhè这
ge个
yù寓
yán言
gù故
shi事
。
The teacher asked the students to retell the fable in their own words.
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Fù复
shù述
liàn练
xí习
yǒu有
zhù助
yú于
tí提
gāo高
xué学
sheng生
de的
lǐ理
jiě解
hé和
biǎo表
dá达
néng能
lì力
。
Paraphrasing exercises help improve students' comprehension and expression skills.