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略读

略讀
lüèdú
verb #72,668

Meanings

  1. 1 to read cursorily
  2. 2 to skim through

Characters

略
lüè
briefly; cursorily
读
dú
to read

Examples

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.
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 (jīngdú, intensive/close reading). Reading-method textbooks routinely treat 略读 vs 精读 as the two basic modes.

Stroke Order

略 lüè
读 dú

Related Words

读书破万卷 dúshūpòwànjuàn
to read through ten thousand scrolls / to read so voraciously that one wears out ten thousand volumes / lit. read books — wear through — ten thousand scrolls
读读 dúdu #8,767
to have a read; to read a bit / to read casually
默读 mòdú HSK 7 #60,699
to read silently / to read in one's head
已读 yǐdú
read (message status) / already read
已读不回 yǐdúbùhuí
to leave (someone) on read; read but not reply
已读消息 yǐdúxiāoxi
read message / message that has been read
阅读 yuèdú HSK 4 #5,368
to read / reading (as an activity)
读书 dúshū HSK 1 #3,398
to study / to read
读 dú HSK 1 #686
to read / to study
读出 dúchū #18,026
to read out loud / to read aloud / (computing) to read (data); readout
略读 lüèdú
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