dú

髑

Character · Verb · NounTraditional讀

read; study; pronounce

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

3 senses · 8 examples
1.

verb

to read aloud; to read

Used for both silent reading (默读) and reading out loud (朗读).

Tā他
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
wǎn晚
dōu都
yào要
dú读
yī一
xiǎo小
shí时
shū书
 。

He reads for an hour every morning and evening.

Qǐng请
dà大
shēng声
lǎng朗
dú读
zhè这
piān篇
kè课
wén文
 。

Please read this text aloud loudly.

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Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
zài在
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
lǐ里
mò默
dú读
 。

I like to read silently in the library.

2.

verb

to attend school; to study

Often used with 大学, 书, or 研究生.

Tā她
zài在
Běi北
jīng京
dú读
dà大
xué学
 ，
xué学
de的
shì是
Zhōng中
wén文
xì系
 。

She is attending university in Beijing, majoring in Chinese.

Tā他
dú读
le了
sān三
nián年
yán研
jiū究
shēng生
cái才
bì毕
yè业
 。

He studied for three years as a graduate student before graduating.

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Nǐ你
xiǎng想
dú读
wén文
kē科
hái还
shì是
lǐ理
kē科
 ？

Do you want to study liberal arts or sciences?

3.

noun

pronunciation (of a character or word)

Used in linguistic contexts, often in phrases like 破读 or 读法.

Zhè这
gè个
zì字
yǒu有
liǎng两
gè个
dú读
 ，
yī一
gè个
shì是
dúd
yīú
 ，
gè一
shì个
dòu是
 d
 ò
 u
 。

This character has two pronunciations, one is dú and one is dòu.

Qǐng请
biāo标
zhù注
yī一
xià下
zhè这
gè个
zì字
de的
dú读
fǎ法
 。

Please mark the pronunciation of this character.