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dúdu

verb #8,767

Meanings

1 to have a read; to read a bit
2 to read casually

Characters

to read; to study

to read (reduplicated)

Reduplication of 读, softening the verb to suggest a casual, brief action.

Examples

你读读这篇文章。

Nǐ dúdu zhè piān wénzhāng.

Have a read of this article.

睡前我喜欢读读书。

Shuì qián wǒ xǐhuan dúdu shū.

I like to read a bit before bed.

读读看，你觉得怎么样？

Dúdu kàn, nǐ juéde zěnmeyàng?

Give it a read — what do you think?

Tips

grammar

Verb reduplication (AA pattern) makes an action sound casual, brief, or tentative: 读读 (have a read), 看看 (have a look), 想想 (think a bit). The second syllable is often neutral tone.

Stroke Order

读 dú