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讀

dú

read, study; pronounce

Strokes
22
Radical
言
HSK
—
Tone
2

Simplified form: 读

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 读, the simplified form of 讀. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 他在读大学。

    Tā zài dú dà xué

    He is in college.

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  • 我想读。

    Wǒ xiǎng dú

    I want to read it.

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  • 现在读这个。

    Xiàn zài dú zhè ge

    Read this now.

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  • 我在读书。

    Wǒ zài dú shū

    I'm reading.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 读

  • 读dú 2to read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school); to pronounce
  • 读书dú shū 2–1 to read a book; to study; to attend school
  • 读音dú yīn 2–1 pronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character
  • 读者dú zhě 2–3 reader
  • 阅读yuè dú 4–2 to read; reading
  • 朗读lǎng dú 3–2 to read aloud
  • 解读jiě dú 3–2 to decipher; to decode; to interpret
  • 宣读xuān dú 1–2 to read out loud to an audience; a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference)
  • 就读jiù dú 4–2 to go to school
  • 攻读gōng dú 1–2 to major (in a field); to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree
  • 默读mò dú 4–2 to read in silence
  • 读dòu 4comma; phrase marked by pause