重读

重讀

chóngdú

verb #24,019

Meanings

1 to reread
2 to read again
3 to repeat a year of school

Characters

again; to repeat

to read; to study

Examples

这本书值得重读一遍。

Zhè běn shū zhídé chóngdú yī biàn.

This book is worth reading again.

他没有考上大学，只好重读一年。

Tā méiyǒu kǎo shàng dàxué, zhǐhǎo chóngdú yī nián.

He didn't get into university, so he had to repeat a year.

Tips

usage

重读 (chóngdú) means 'to re-read' or 'to repeat a school year'. Do not confuse with 重读 (zhòngdú) with a different first tone, which means 'to stress/emphasize' in phonetics or linguistics (e.g., a stressed syllable). Context makes it clear which is meant.

Stroke Order

重 zhòng

读 dú