诵读

誦讀

sòngdú

verb #20,761

Meanings

1 to read aloud
2 to recite
3 to chant

Characters

to recite, to chant

Examples

学生们大声诵读课文。

Xuéshengmen dàshēng sòngdú kèwén.

The students read the text aloud.

他每天早上诵读一段经文。

Tā měitiān zǎoshang sòngdú yī duàn jīngwén.

He recites a passage of scripture every morning.

Tips

usage

诵读 implies reading aloud in a clear, deliberate manner, often for study or ritual purposes. Compare 朗读 (lǎngdú, to read aloud — more general) and 背诵 (bèisòng, to recite from memory).

Stroke Order

诵 sòng

读 dú