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阅读

yuè dú · yue du

Traditional 閱讀

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to read
  2. reading
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Reading before bed

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)最近(zuìjìn)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)阅读(yuèdú)吗(ma)

    Do you do some reading every day lately?

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)睡觉(shuìjiào)前(qián)阅读(yuèdú)半(bàn)个(gè)小时(xiǎoshí)！

    Yes. I read for half an hour before bed.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)读(dú)什么(shénme)？

    What are you reading?

  4. Dengdeng

    一本(yīběn)很(hěn)厚(hòu)的(de)历史(lìshǐ)书(shū)！

    A thick book about history.

  5. Liangliang

    难怪(nánguài)你(nǐ)三(sān)分钟(fēnzhōng)就(jiù)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)！

    So that's why you fall asleep in three minutes.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，阅读(yuèdú)让(ràng)我(wǒ)睡(shuì)得(de)很(hěn)好(hǎo)！

    Well, reading helps me sleep very well!

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Usage

阅读 is a general word for reading, often used in more formal contexts than 看书.

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)把(bǎ)空(kòng)闲(xián)时(shí)间(jiān)全(quán)都(dōu)花(huā)在(zài)阅(yuè)读(dú)上(shàng)。

I spend all my free time reading.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

每(měi)天(tiān)睡(shuì)前(qián)阅(yuè)读(dú)半(bàn)小(xiǎo)时(shí)能(néng)让(ràng)人(rén)放(fàng)松(sōng)。

Reading for half an hour before bed every day can help people relax.

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The characters

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阅
yuè

to inspect; to review

读
dú

to read out; to read aloud; to read

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