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dòu · dou/dú · du

Traditional 讀

HSK 1

Meaning

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dòu 讀

  1. comma
  2. phrase marked by pause

dú 讀

  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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In a conversation

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Reading to a friend

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)读(dú)什么(shénme)书(shū)？

    What book are you reading?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)读(dú)一(yī)本(běn)很(hěn)有意思(yǒuyìsi)的(de)书(shū)。

    I'm reading a very interesting book.

  3. Liangliang

    读(dú)给(gěi)我(wǒ)听听(tīngtīng)！

    Read it out loud for me!

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)。第一(dìyī)句(jù)：从前(cóngqián)有(yǒu)一(yī)座(zuò)山(shān)。

    OK. First line: Once upon a time there was a mountain.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)读得(dúde)太(tài)好听(hǎotīng)了(le)，我(wǒ)快(kuài)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)。

    You read so nicely that I'm getting sleepy.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)大声(dàshēng)点(diǎn)读(dú)！

    Then I will read louder!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)读(dú)这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)应(yīng)该(gāi)很(hěn)容(róng)易(yì)。

You should be able to read this book easily.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sixtynine · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

父(fù)亲(qīn)常(cháng)常(cháng)在(zài)空(kòng)闲(xián)时(shí)间(jiān)读(dú)侦(zhēn)探(tàn)小(xiǎo)说(shuō)。

Father would often read detective stories in his spare time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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