念

read aloud, attend (school), read

n i̯ ɛ n ⁵ ¹
verb Common #2,042
read aloud To say written words, poetry, or scripture aloud.
CH: 她把这首诗念给我们听。
EN: She read the poem aloud to us.

接着念

Keep reading.

— 月升王国 (2012)

我不管这是不是你的日记让他念!

I don’t care whether this is your diary—have him read it aloud!

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

你教我那句话我跟着你一起念把你的手放在我的左手上

Teach me that sentence, and I’ll repeat it after you. Put your hand on my left hand.

— 天空之城 (1986)

念了

I read it.

— 风吹麦浪 (2006)

你会念这些吗

Can you read these aloud?

— 亚特兰蒂斯:失落的帝国 (2001)

你不觉得它念起来很悦耳吗?

Don't you think it sounds lovely?

— 阿玛柯德 (1973)

你知道念哈努曼的咒语吗?

Do you know the Hanuman mantra?

— 穆那大哥做医生 (2003)

要我念给你听吗?

Would you like me to read it aloud to you?

— 母亲 (2009)

念太快了

You read it too quickly.

— 潜水钟与蝴蝶 (2007)

丹,用手指指着这儿念

Dan, point here with your finger and read it aloud.

— 海上钢琴师 (1998)

随便念

Just read anything.

— 那些年,我们一起追的女孩 (2011)

我直接念吧

I'll just read it aloud.

— 乔乔的异想世界 (2019)

站起来念

Stand up and read it aloud.

— 那些年,我们一起追的女孩 (2011)

你怎么不念了?

Why did you stop reading it aloud?

— 猫鼠游戏 (2002)

继续继续念

Keep reading.

— 月升王国 (2012)

那次大洪水念给我听

Read me the story of that great flood.

— 亚特兰蒂斯:失落的帝国 (2001)

诺克斯,我不敢相信我只要求你听我念就好

Knox, I can't believe all I asked was for you to listen to me read.

— 死亡诗社 (1989)

接着念啊

Keep reading.

— 月升王国 (2012)

张明献,让他念!

Zhang Mingxian, let him read it!

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

念一遍给我听

Read it aloud to me once.

— 天才一族 (2001)

念你的名字?

Say your name?

— 穆那大哥做医生 (2003)

念得很棒喔

You read that really well!

— 小偷家族 (2018)

让她念吧

Let her read it aloud.

— 中央车站 (1998)

你刚刚念到哪里了?

Where did you just get to?

— 铁皮鼓 (1979)

你念的时候会帮助我入睡

Your reading helps me fall asleep.

— 英国病人 (1996)

站起来念啊

Stand up and read it.

— 那些年,我们一起追的女孩 (2011)

我来给你们念一下

Let me read it to you.

— 风吹麦浪 (2006)

请代替我念这封信给我姊姊听

Please read this letter aloud to my older sister for me.

— 我要复仇 (2002)

快念啊

Hurry up and read it aloud!

— 中央车站 (1998)

再给她念一遍

Read it to her one more time.

— 阿黛尔的生活 (2013)

往下念

Keep reading.

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

把声明大声念给阿卡什听

Read the statement aloud to Akash.

— 调音师 (2018)

首先,罪行都是英语词,而我刚才念的那些词根本不存在,尤其是最后那个。

First of all, those are all English words for crimes, and the ones I just read out don’t even exist—especially the last one.

我可以念了吗?

Can I read it now?

— 中央车站 (1998)

念起来变成"我们是人民"

Read aloud, it becomes “We are the people.”

— 出租车司机 (2017)

要念出来

Say it out loud.

— 那些年,我们一起追的女孩 (2011)

什么随便念

Just read whatever you want.

— 那些年,我们一起追的女孩 (2011)

快念!

Read it quickly!

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

我要请她念信

I’m going to ask her to read the letter aloud.

— 中央车站 (1998)

张明献,不要捣乱,让他念!

Zhang Mingxian, stop fooling around and let him read!

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

是公寓的管理员有点担心拿过来的好像两天前就到的请念给我听可以吗

It’s the apartment manager who’s a little worried. It seems to have arrived two days ago. Could you read it aloud to me?

— 起风了 (2013)

我来念字母你眨眼好吗?

I'll say the letters, and you blink, okay?

— 潜水钟与蝴蝶 (2007)

我可以念给你听

I can read it aloud for you.

— 好人寥寥 (1992)

起来念下一段

Stand up and read the next passage aloud.

— 那些年,我们一起追的女孩 (2011)

没想到我念了奶奶教的咒语之后竟然发生那种事

I never expected something like that to happen after I recited the spell Grandma taught me.

— 天空之城 (1986)

你念你的诗,对吧?

You recite your poem, right?

— 我的个神啊 (2014)

情况如何,念给她听了吗

How did it go? Did you read it to her?

— 死亡诗社 (1989)

念这个。

Read this.

把信给她,请她念出来

Give her the letter and ask her to read it aloud.

— 中央车站 (1998)

我照着原话念一下别笑

I’ll repeat the exact words—don’t laugh.

— 雨水危机 (2011)

跟我念

Repeat after me.

— 预言者 (2009)

别,别念

No, don’t read it aloud.

— 世界 (2004)

等等,他念的台词不对

Wait, he's saying the wrong line.

— 浪潮 (2008)

这是碰到烦恼时念的咒语

This is a mantra to recite when you're troubled.

— 天空之城 (1986)

你昨晚一直念它我想是在做梦

You kept reciting it last night. I think you were dreaming.

— 睁开你的双眼 (1997)

念啦

Read it already!

— 那些年,我们一起追的女孩 (2011)

你念吧,我有些激动。

Go ahead and read it—I’m a little excited.

— 飞向太空 (1972)

verb Uncommon #8,462
attend (school) Used for studying at a school or similar institution.
CH: 她在台北念大学。
EN: She attends university in Taipei.

我们要不要先去你爸念的学校看看?

Should we go check out your dad’s old school first?

— 一一 (2000)

萨瓦多,接下来你将进神学院念中学

Salvador, from now on you’ll attend middle school at the seminary.

— 痛苦与荣耀 (2019)

我从没告诉你但你五岁就念小学了

I never told you, but you started elementary school at five.

— 几近成名 (2000)

你也念那儿,不是吗?

You study there too, don't you?

— 猫鼠游戏 (2002)

念修道院是要学当神父吗?

Do you go to a seminary to become a priest?

— 痛苦与荣耀 (2019)

我不要去念神学院

I don't want to go to seminary.

— 痛苦与荣耀 (2019)

我们念大学认识的

We met in college.

— 大病 (2017)

我是为了你才念的耶

I only read it because of you.

— 那些年,我们一起追的女孩 (2011)

将在那念大学

I'll attend university there.

— 天堂电影院 (1988)

因为家里钱不够所以汤姆没能念大学。

Because his family couldn't afford it, Tom wasn't able to attend college.

念哪间学校?

Which school do you go to?

— 无人知晓 (2004)

中途不念了

I quit halfway through.

— 密阳 (2007)

不管你念哪间学校有件事我想跟你说

No matter which school you attend, there’s something I want to tell you.

— 那些年,我们一起追的女孩 (2011)

那为什么你要我去念神学院?

Then why do you want me to go to seminary?

— 痛苦与荣耀 (2019)

大学念了半年

I went to college for six months.

— 大红灯笼高高挂 (1991)

verb Rare #22,752
read Used for reading books or other written material; it does not necessarily mean reading aloud.
CH: 她每天晚上都念书。
EN: She reads books every evening.

你念的书不够

You don't read enough.

— 青春年少 (1998)

把你念小说的时间给我一半就行了!

Just give me half the time you spend reading novels!

— 坠落的审判 (2023)

今天晚上就到这儿吧书念多了对你不好!

Let's call it a night here. Studying too much isn't good for you!

— 海上钢琴师 (1998)

教育程度我念过一些书

I had some schooling.

— 出租车司机 (2017)

那表示你要念更多书是要念很多很多书

That means you’ll need to study more—you’ll have to study a lot.

— 搏击俱乐部 (1999)

如果书念不会

If you don't know how to read the book aloud

— 那些年,我们一起追的女孩 (2011)

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