| 1 | 读 | 讀 | dú | du2 | to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音 | | |
| 2 | 读者 | 讀者 | dú zhě | du2 zhe3 | reader; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 3 | 读书 | 讀書 | dú shū | du2 shu1 | to read a book; to study; to attend school | | |
| 4 | 读数 | 讀數 | dú shù | du2 shu4 | reading; data from meter | | |
| 5 | 读音 | 讀音 | dú yīn | du2 yin1 | pronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character | | |
| 6 | 读心 | 讀心 | dú xīn | du2 xin1 | to read sb's mind | | |
| 7 | 读写 | 讀寫 | dú xiě | du2 xie3 | reading and writing | | |
| 8 | 读书人 | 讀書人 | dú shū rén | du2 shu1 ren2 | scholar; intellectual | | |
| 9 | 读头 | 讀頭 | dú tóu | du2 tou2 | reading head (e.g. in tape deck) | | |
| 10 | 读完 | 讀完 | dú wán | du2 wan2 | Read on | | |
| 11 | 读万卷书,行万里路 | 讀萬卷書,行萬里路 | dú wàn juàn shū , xíng wàn lǐ lù | du2 wan4 juan4 shu1 , xing2 wan4 li3 lu4 | see 行萬里路 ,行万里路 ,读万卷书 | | |
| 12 | 读物 | 讀物 | dú wù | du2 wu4 | reading material | | |
| 13 | 读书机 | 讀書機 | dú shū jī | du2 shu1 ji1 | audio-output reading machine | | |
| 14 | 读写能力 | 讀寫能力 | dú xiě néng lì | du2 xie3 neng2 li4 | literacy | | |
| 15 | 读心术 | 讀心術 | dú xīn shù | du2 xin1 shu4 | mind reading (in psychology or Western magic) | | |
| 16 | 读研 | 讀研 | dú yán | du2 yan2 | to attend graduate school | | |
| 17 | 读音错误 | 讀音錯誤 | dú yīn cuò wù | du2 yin1 cuo4 wu4 | mistake of pronunciation | | |
| 18 | 读者文摘 | 讀者文摘 | dú zhě wén zhāi | du2 zhe3 wen2 zhai1 | Reader's Digest | | |
| 19 | 读书明理 | 讀書明理 | dú shū míng lǐ | du2 shu1 ming2 li3 | to study and know the rules of propriety (idiom) | | |
| 20 | 读书会 | 讀書會 | dú shū huì | du2 shu1 hui4 | study group | | |
| 21 | 读书笔记 | 讀書筆記 | dú shū bǐ jì | du2 shu1 bi3 ji4 | reading notes | | |
| 22 | 读取 | 讀取 | dú qǔ | du2 qu3 | (of a computer etc) to read (data) | | |
| 23 | 读谱 | 讀譜 | dú pǔ | du2 pu3 | to read a score; to read music | | |
| 24 | 读破句 | 讀破句 | dú pò jù | du2 po4 ju4 | incorrect break in reading Chinese, dividing text into clauses at wrong point | | |
| 25 | 读破 | 讀破 | dú pò | du2 po4 | to read extensively and thoroughly; nonstandard pronunciation of a Chinese character, e.g. the reading in 爱好 rather than the usual | | |