读

讀

dòu

HSK 1freq #1013

Meanings

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dòu

1.comma
2.phrase marked by pause

dú

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

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Etymology

Simplified from 讀 (言 → 讠 and 賣 → 卖).

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Stroke order

Components

读讠卖

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Example sentences

我想读。
I want to read it.
拿本书读！
Take a book and read it.
我读唇语。
I read lips.
他读很多书。
He reads a lot of books.
他读很多书。
He reads a great deal.
他读很多书。
He reads a good deal.

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Related words

读书 to read a book 阅读 to read 读者 reader 解读 to decipher 宣读 to read out loud to an audience 就读 to go to school 朗读 to read aloud 攻读 to major (in a field)读音 pronunciation 默读 to read in silence 只读 (computing) read-only 工读 (of a student) to work part-time (while continuing one's studies)