VocabularyHSK 3 · core

读

dú

to read

Part of speech · verb

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讀read

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Examples

我喜欢读书。
I like reading.
请大声读。
Please read aloud.

Collocations

读书读音朗读阅读

Mnemonic

读 dú "to read" — simplified from 讀. Distinguish from 看 kàn "to look": 看书 "look at a book / read casually", 读书 "read aloud / study seriously". 读书 also means "to study (in school)".

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Difference: 看书 vs 读书?