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Meaning of 读

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读 (Trad.: 讀)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 1
Total strokes: 10; Radical: 言
Ideographic:To show off 卖 one's literacy 讠
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 讠 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
    • 卖 [ mài ] to sell; to betray; to show off
Similar Characters: 椟 续
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1
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:
读者 dú zhě reader; Classifiers: 个
读书HSK 1 dú shū to read a book; to study; to attend school
阅读HSK 4 yuè dú to read; reading
读物 dú wù reading material
解读 jiě dú to decipher; to decode; to interpret
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2
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。
Example Words:
句读 jù dòu pausing at the end of a phrase or sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used); punctuation; periods and commas; sentences and phrases
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Example Sentences
1
我喜欢读书
。
I like to read books.
2
他喜欢读书
。
He loves to read books.
3
她喜欢读小说
。
She enjoys reading novels.
4
她每天都读书
。
She reads every day.
5
我喜欢读故事书
。
I like to read story books.