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吟 yín

to sing, to hum; to recite; a type of poetry

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 6
Radical
口
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 口今 ⿰口今

Memory hint: mouth

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  1. 老人喜欢在公园里吟诗。
    Lǎorén xǐhuan zài gōngyuán lǐ yínshī.
    The old man likes to recite poetry in the park.
    old-person like at park in chant-poetry
  2. 他会吟诗吗？
    Tā huì yínshī ma?
    Can he recite poetry?
    he can chant-poetry (question)
  3. 你也来吟一首诗吧。
    Nǐ yě lái yín yì shǒu shī ba.
    Come recite a poem too.
    you also come chant one (measure) poem (particle)
  4. 病人痛苦地呻吟，却说不出话来。
    Bìngrén tòngkǔ de shēnyín, què shuō bu chū huà lái.
    The patient groaned in pain but couldn't get any words out.
    patient painful (particle) groan, but speak not out words come
  5. 月光下，诗人独自吟诵着自己的诗。
    Yuèguāng xià, shīrén dúzì yínsòngzhe zìjǐ de shī.
    Under the moonlight, the poet recited his own poem alone.
    moonlight under, poet alone chant(ing) self (particle) poem

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