chant; intone; recite with emotion
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to chant; to intone; to recite or sing with prolonged emotional expression
literaryOften used in literary, poetic, or musical contexts to express deep emotion through vocalization. Commonly appears in the phrase '反复咏叹' (to chant repeatedly).
Shī诗
rén人
fǎn反
fù复
yǒng咏
tàn叹
zhe着
rén人
shēng生
de的
wú无
cháng常
。
The poet repeatedly chanted about the impermanence of life.
Gē歌
zhě者
yǒng咏
tàn叹
zhe着
ài爱
qíng情
de的
tián甜
mì蜜
yǔ与
kǔ苦
sè涩
。
The singer intoned the sweetness and bitterness of love.
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Tā他
duì对
zhe着
kōng空
kuàng旷
de的
shān山
gǔ谷
yǒng咏
tàn叹
，
shēng声
yīn音
huí回
dàng荡
bù不
xī息
。
He chanted into the empty valley, his voice echoing endlessly.
Zhè这
shǒu首
gǔ古
shī诗
bèi被
hòu后
rén人
bù不
duàn断
yǒng咏
tàn叹
，
chuán传
sòng颂
zhì至
jīn今
。
This ancient poem has been chanted and passed down by later generations to this day.