略读

略讀

lüèdú

verb #72,668

Meanings

1 to read cursorily
2 to skim through

Characters

briefly; cursorily

Examples

HSK 3

考试前我先把课文略读一遍。

Kǎoshì qián wǒ xiān bǎ kèwén lüèdú yí biàn.

Before the test I skim through the lesson once.

HSK 5

这本书我只是略读，没仔细研究。

Zhè běn shū wǒ zhǐshì lüèdú, méi zǐxì yánjiū.

I only skimmed this book, I didn't study it carefully.

Tips

usage

Pairs as an antonym with 精读 (intensive/close reading). Reading-method textbooks routinely treat 略读 vs 精读 as the two basic modes.

Stroke Order

略 lüè

读 dú