读书/讀書 dú shū — to read a book

Meanings

1. 1

   to read a book

   to read a book; to study; to attend school

   verb

Character breakdown

• 读/讀

  dú (second tone, rising)

  to read; to read aloud; to study, to attend school

  10 strokes⿰讠卖Radical 言
• 书/書

  shū (first tone, high and level)

  book; to write; a letter, a written document

  4 strokesRadical 乙

Words containing 读

• 读/讀dú (second tone, rising)to read aloud, to read out
• 阅读/閱讀yuè (fourth tone, falling) dú (second tone, rising)to read
• 读者/讀者dú (second tone, rising) zhě (third tone, dipping)reader
• 解读/解讀jiě (third tone, dipping) dú (second tone, rising)to decipher
• 宣读/宣讀xuān (first tone, high and level) dú (second tone, rising)to read out loud to an audience
• 就读/就讀jiù (fourth tone, falling) dú (second tone, rising)to go to school
• 朗读/朗讀lǎng (third tone, dipping) dú (second tone, rising)read aloud
• 攻读/攻讀gōng (first tone, high and level) dú (second tone, rising)to major (in a field)
• 读音/讀音dú (second tone, rising) yīn (first tone, high and level)pronunciation
• 默读/默讀mò (fourth tone, falling) dú (second tone, rising)to read in silence

Words containing 书

• 书/書shū (first tone, high and level)book
• 图书馆/圖書館túshūguǎn (second tone, rising)library
• 秘书/秘書mì (fourth tone, falling) shū (first tone, high and level)secretary
• 证书/證書zhèng (fourth tone, falling) shū (first tone, high and level)credentials
• 书面/書面shū (first tone, high and level) miàn (fourth tone, falling)in writing
• 书店/書店shū (first tone, high and level) diàn (fourth tone, falling)bookstore
• 图书/圖書tú (second tone, rising) shū (first tone, high and level)books (in a library or bookstore)
• 书籍/書籍shū (first tone, high and level) jí (second tone, rising)books
• 书房/書房shū (first tone, high and level) fáng (second tone, rising)study (room)
• 说明书/說明書shuō (first tone, high and level) míng (second tone, rising) shū (first tone, high and level)(technical) manual
• 秘书长/秘書長mì (fourth tone, falling) shū (first tone, high and level) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)secretary-general
• 书写/書寫shū (first tone, high and level) xiě (third tone, dipping)to write
• 书包/書包shū (first tone, high and level) bāo (first tone, high and level)schoolbag
• 教科书/教科書jiào (fourth tone, falling) kē (first tone, high and level) shū (first tone, high and level)textbook
• 书记/書記shū (first tone, high and level) ji (neutral tone)secretary
• 通知书/通知書tōng (first tone, high and level) zhī (first tone, high and level) shū (first tone, high and level)written notice
• 书法/書法shū (first tone, high and level) fǎ (third tone, dipping)calligraphy