silent reading
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to read silently; to read without making sound
neutralA pedagogical method in language teaching for training reading speed and comprehension. Contrasts with 朗读 (loud reading).
Qǐng请
dà大
jiā家
mò默
dú读
kè课
wén文
，
rán然
hòu后
huí回
dá答
hòu后
miàn面
de的
wèn问
tí题
。
Please read the text silently, then answer the questions that follow.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
liàn练
xí习
kě可
yǐ以
péi培
yǎng养
hái孩
zi子
de的
mò默
dú读
néng能
lì力
。
This kind of exercise can cultivate a child's silent reading ability.
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Jiào教
shì室
lǐ里
fēi非
cháng常
ān安
jìng静
，
xué学
sheng生
men们
dōu都
zài在
zhuān专
zhù注
dì地
mò默
dú读
。
The classroom was very quiet, with all the students engrossed in silent reading.
Kǎo考
shì试
shí时
，
nǐ你
xū需
yào要
kuài快
sù速
mò默
dú读
cháng长
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
bìng并
lǐ理
jiě解
qí其
zhǔ主
zhǐ旨
。
During exams, you need to quickly read long articles silently and understand their main ideas.
Xiāng相
jiào较
yú于
lǎng朗
dú读
，
wǒ我
gèng更
xǐ喜
huān欢
mò默
dú读
。
Compared to reading aloud, I prefer silent reading.