Chinese–EnglishWith examples
读
dòu · dou/dú · du
Traditional 讀
Meaning
CC-CEDICTdòu 讀
- comma
- phrase marked by pause
dú 讀
- to read out; to read aloud
- to read
- to attend (school); to study (a subject in school)
- to pronounce
In a sentence
2 examples01
你读这本书应该很容易。
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
父亲常常在空闲时间读侦探小说。
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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