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读

讀
dú
verb HSK 1 #686

Meanings

  1. 1 to read
  2. 2 to study

Characters

读
dú
to read; to study
讠(speech) + 卖 (mài) phonetic — speaking out written words

Examples

你喜欢读什么书?
Nǐ xǐhuan dú shénme shū?
What books do you like to read?
请大声读课文。
Qǐng dàshēng dú kèwén.
Please read the text aloud.

Tips

usage
读 often implies reading aloud, while 看 is used for reading silently. 读书 specifically means to study or pursue education.

Stroke Order

读 dú

Related Words

读书 dúshū HSK 1 #3,398
to study / to read
阅读 yuèdú HSK 4 #5,368
to read / reading (as an activity)
读读 dúdu #8,767
to have a read; to read a bit / to read casually
读者 dúzhě HSK 3 #6,536
reader
朗读 lǎngdú HSK 5 #14,121
to read aloud; to read out loud
学 xué HSK 1 #544
to learn / to study
学习 xuéxí HSK 1 #1,218
to learn / to study
读出 dúchū #18,026
to read out loud / to read aloud / (computing) to read (data); readout
宣读 xuāndú HSK 7 #9,207
to read aloud (officially) / to announce publicly
点 diǎn HSK 1 #58
o'clock (for telling time) / a little; a bit / to order (food) / dot; point
读 dú
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