读 dú▶ read

Example sentences

• 我想读这本书。Wǒ xiǎng dú zhè běn shū.I want to read this book.
• 请读一读。Qǐng dú yī dú.Please read it.

HSK 1HSK 3.0 · Level 1

Traditional

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HSK 1 — the first of the six levels: 150 words. You can greet people, say who you are and ask simple questions. In HSK 3.0, 读 is in band 1. HSK 1 explained

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This word means to read.

中读。

You might say it like this.

中我想读这本书。

I want to read this book. Want to try it out loud?

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Stroke order

读 is written in 10 strokes.

• 读

Senses

1. to read out; to read aloud
2. to read
3. to attend (school); to study (a subject in school)
4. to pronounce

Related words

• 阅读to read; reading
• 朗读to read aloud

读 is pronounced dú and means “read”.