读

To read out in Chinese: 读 (dú)

dú

to read out

HSK 1Traditional: 讀2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to read out; to read aloud
  2. 2to read
  3. 3to attend (school); to study (a subject in school)
  4. 4to pronounce

Stroke order

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读

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄨˊ

dú

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

读

Simplified

讀

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 拿本书读！

    ná běn shū dú！

    Take a book and read it.

  • 再读一遍。

    zài dú yí biàn。

    Read it once more.

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Related words

阅读

yuè dú

to read

读书

dú shū

to read a book

读音

dú yīn

pronunciation

读者

dú zhě

reader

朗读

lǎng dú

to read aloud

攻读

gōng dú

to major (in a field)

解读

jiě dú

to decipher

就读

jiù dú

to go to school

默读

mò dú

to read in silence

宣读

xuān dú

to read out loud to an audience

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