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选读

Word · Verb · NounTraditional選讀

selective reading; selected readings

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to read selectively; to choose specific sections to read

Used when a text is lengthy and only certain parts need to be studied.

Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
bǐ比
jiào较
cháng长
 ,
dà大
jiā家
kě可
yǐ以
xuǎn选
dú读
qí其
zhōng中
de的
yī一
bù部
fèn分
 。

This article is quite long; everyone can choose to read just part of it.

Zhè这
mén门
kè课
yāo要
qiú求
xué学
shēng生
xuǎn选
dú读
sān三
běn本
jīng经
diǎn典
zhù著
zuò作
zhōng中
de的
zhòng重
diǎn点
zhāng章
jié节
 。

This course requires students to selectively read key chapters from three classic works.

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Shí时
jiān间
yǒu有
xiàn限
 ,
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
néng能
xuǎn选
dú读
zhāi摘
yào要
bù部
fèn分
 。

Time is limited, so we can only selectively read the abstract sections.

2.

noun

selected readings; anthology (compiled from one or more authors' works)

Frequently used in book titles or course names.

 《
Gǔ古
dài代
shī诗
gē歌
xuǎn选
dú读
 》

Selected Readings of Ancient Poetry

Zhè这
běn本
xuǎn选
dú读
shōu收
lù录
le了
èr二
shí十
shì世
jì纪
zuì最
yōu优
xiù秀
de的
sǎn散
wén文
zuò作
pǐn品
 。

This anthology collects the finest prose works of the twentieth century.

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Wǒ我
men们
xià下
zhōu周
yào要
tǎo讨
lùn论
 《
Xī西
fāng方
zhé哲
xué学
xuǎn选
dú读
 》
zhōng中
de的
dì第
sān三
zhāng章
 。

Next week we will discuss Chapter Three from Selected Readings in Western Philosophy.