读 Traditional: 讀
Pinyin IPA [tu˧˥] Zhuyin
HSK 1 verb 动词 Book 1 · Lesson 6 freq #1013
Meaning
- verb 动词 to read
To read, especially to read aloud or to study: 读书 can mean both "to read a book" and "to attend school". For silent reading, 看 (看书) is more common.
- to read out; to read aloud
- to attend (school); to study (a subject in school)
- to pronounce
Examples
| 我想读。 | wǒ xiǎng dú | I want to read it. |
| 我在读书。 | wǒ zài dú shū | I'm reading. |
| 现在读这个。 | xiàn zài dú zhè ge | Read this now. |
Other Pronunciations 多音字
[dòu] comma; phrase marked by pause beyond HSK 1 usage
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