recount; narrate the past; recall and relate
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to recount; to narrate past events; to recall and relate
formalTypically used in formal or written contexts when referring to the act of recalling and narrating historical events, personal memories, or past experiences. Often takes an object referring to past time periods or events.
Wáng王
dà大
yé爷
xiàng向
hái孩
zi子
men们
zhuī追
shù述
dāng当
shí时
de的
huān欢
lè乐
qíng情
jǐng景
。
Grandpa Wang recounted the happy scenes of that time to the children.
Zuò作
zhě者
zài在
shū书
zhōng中
zhuī追
shù述
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
tóng童
nián年
wǎng往
shì事
。
The author recounted his childhood memories in the book.
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Lǎo老
rén人
xǐ喜
huan欢
zhuī追
shù述
guò过
qù去
jiān艰
kǔ苦
chuàng创
yè业
de的
jīng经
lì历
。
The elderly man enjoys recounting his past experiences of hard entrepreneurship.
Zhè这
bù部
jì纪
lù录
piàn片
zhuī追
shù述
le了
zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
bǎi百
nián年
lái来
de的
biàn变
qiān迁
。
This documentary recounts the changes this city has undergone over the past century.