默读

默讀

mòdú

verb HSK 7-9 #60,699

Meanings

1 to read silently
2 to read in one's head

Characters

Examples

请大家默读课文。

Qǐng dàjiā mòdú kèwén.

Please read the text silently.

他在默读那封信。

Tā zài mòdú nà fēng xìn.

He was reading that letter silently.

Tips

usage

默读 vs 朗读 (lǎngdú, to read aloud): these are a natural pair in Chinese classroom instructions. 默 means 'silent' and appears in 默写 (mòxiě, to write from memory) and 沉默 (chénmò, silence).

Stroke Order

默 mò

读 dú