Chinese Word: 讀 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

讀 (Simplified: 读)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 1

Total strokes: 22; Radical: 言

Ideographic:To show off 賣 one's literacy 言

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 言 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
- 賣 [ mài ] to sell; to betray; to show off

Similar Characters: 續

Pinyin: dú

English Definition:to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音

Chinese Definition:
①依照文字念：读数。读经。读书。宣读。朗读。范读。
②看书，阅览：阅读。速读。默读。读者。
③求学：走读。
④字的念法：读音。读破。

Example Words:

讀者	dú zhě	reader; Classifiers: 个
讀書HSK 1	dú shū	to read a book; to study; to attend school
讀物	dú wù	reading material

Pinyin: dòu

English Definition:comma; phrase marked by pause

Chinese Definition:
①旧指文章里一句中间念起来要稍稍停顿的地方：句读。

1		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 dú shū 读书。 I like to read books.
2		tā 他 xǐ huan 喜欢 dú shū 读书。 He loves to read books.
3		tā 她 xǐ huan 喜欢 dú 读 xiǎo shuō 小说。 She enjoys reading novels.
4		tā 她 měi tiān 每天 dōu 都 dú shū 读书。 She reads every day.
5		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 dú 读 gù shì shū 故事书。 I like to read story books.

1		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 dú shū 读书。 I like to read books.
2		tā 他 xǐ huan 喜欢 dú shū 读书。 He loves to read books.
3		tā 她 xǐ huan 喜欢 dú 读 xiǎo shuō 小说。 She enjoys reading novels.
4		tā 她 měi tiān 每天 dōu 都 dú shū 读书。 She reads every day.
5		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 dú 读 gù shì shū 故事书。 I like to read story books.