Definition & Meaning

1.read (silently)

2.read aloud/out

3.attend school

4.be pronounced in a certain way

Words & phrases

Word usage

Similar-form characters

Characters with du

dú

读

Initial:dVideo guide

Final(T3):úVideo guide

Radical:

Structure:Left to right

Strokes:

10

Traditional:

讀

Level:

HSK1 NHSK 1 ZW2 Yu Wen 3More

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Chinese dictionary
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1
v.read (silently)
- jīng dú
  精读
  read intensively
- yuè dú
  阅读
  read
- pǐn dú
  品读
  read article
synonym
yuè阅 sòng诵
2
v.read aloud/out
- qǐng zài gěi wǒ dú yī biàn
  请再给我读一遍。
  Please read it back to me.
- tā bǎ zhè fēng xìn dú gěi wǒ men dà jiā tīng
  她把这封信读给我们大家听。
  She read out the letter to all of us.
- qǐng nǐ dà shēng dú zhè běn shū
  请你大声读这本书。
  Please read this book aloud.
synonym
niàn念 sòng诵
3
v.attend school
- dú wán dà xué
  读完大学
  finish college
- tā dú wán gāo zhōng rán hòu jiù cān jiā le gōng zuò
  他读完高中，然后就参加了工作。
  He found a job after finishing high school.
- zǒu dú
  走读
  attend a day school
4
v.be pronounced in a certain way
- dú pò
  读破
  pronounce variedly

Words and phrases with 读

读入程序
[word]read-in program
读物
[word]reading material
读卡机
[word]card reader
读书
[word]read a book; study one's lessons
读数误差
[word]reading/indication error
读出
[word]readout
读书笔记
[word]reading notes
读者
[word]reader
读写磁头
[word]read/write head
读书三到
[idiom]the three things to use in reading a book

Word usage

Note
"读" is generally pronounced as "dú". When pronounced as "dòu", it refers to the pause in the sentence. In ancient times, short pauses were called "dòu", written as "读", and longer pauses were called "句". They are called "句读" collectively.

Similar-form characters to 读

dú
读
mài
卖
xù
续
dú
渎
mó
谟

Chinese Characters with pinyin dú

独
single; old people without offspring
毒
poison; poisonous
渎
ditch; show disrespect/contempt
犊
calf
顿
a word used in a person's name

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