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

HSK 2

请大家默读课文。

Qǐng dàjiā mòdú kèwén.

Please read the text silently.

HSK 2

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