读/讀 dú — to read aloud, to read out

Meanings

1. 1

   to read aloud, to read out

   To say written words out loud, as a class does after a teacher. Reading silently to yourself is 看书, never 读书 in that sense.

   verb
2. 2

   to study (at a 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

Example sentences

• 请读这个字。/請讀這個字。Qǐng (third tone, dipping) dú (second tone, rising) zhège (fourth tone, falling) zì. (fourth tone, falling)···

  Please read this character out.

• 我儿子在学校读书。/我兒子在學校讀書。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) érzi (second tone, rising) zài (fourth tone, falling) xuéxiào (second tone, rising) dú (second tone, rising) shū. (first tone, high and level)···

  My son is at school studying.

Similar words

Words containing 读

• 读书/讀書dú (second tone, rising) shū (first tone, high and level)to read a book
• 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