读书 讀書
读书 讀書 dú shū ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨ duk6 syu1 HSK 1 入門級 · Level 1
- to read a book
- to study
- to attend school
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读 讀
- 宣读 宣讀 xuān dú ㄒㄩㄢ ㄉㄨˊ syun1 duk6 to read out loud to an audience
- 就读 就讀 jiù dú ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄨˊ zau6 duk6 to go to school
- 工读 工讀 gōng dú ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄨˊ gung1 duk6 (of a student) to work part-time (while continuing one's studies)
- 攻读 攻讀 gōng dú ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄨˊ gung1 duk6 to major (in a field)
- 朗读 朗讀 lǎng dú ㄌㄤˇ ㄉㄨˊ long5 duk6 to read aloud
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- 解读 解讀 jiě dú ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄉㄨˊ gaai2 duk6 to decipher
- 读物 讀物 dú wù ㄉㄨˊ ㄨˋ duk6 mat6 reading material
- 读者 讀者 dú zhě ㄉㄨˊ ㄓㄜˇ duk6 ze2 reader
- 读音 讀音 dú yīn ㄉㄨˊ ㄧㄣ duk6 jam1 pronunciation
- 阅读 閱讀 yuè dú ㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄨˊ jyut6 duk6 to read
- 默读 默讀 mò dú ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄨˊ mak6 duk6 to read in silence
- 住读 住讀 zhù dú ㄓㄨˋ ㄉㄨˊ zyu6 duk6 to attend boarding school
- 修读 修讀 xiū dú ㄒㄧㄡ ㄉㄨˊ sau1 duk6 to study (in an academic program); to pursue (a degree)
- 借读 借讀 jiè dú ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨˊ ze3 duk6 to attend school on a temporary basis
- 共读 共讀 gòng dú ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨˊ gung6 duk6 shared reading (parent-child, classroom, reading group etc); to engage in shared reading
- 再读 再讀 zài dú ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄨˊ zoi3 duk6 to read again
- 判读 判讀 pàn dú ㄆㄢˋ ㄉㄨˊ pun3 duk6 to interpret (a visual document, a medical exam, an historical event etc)
- 句读 句讀 jù dòu ㄐㄩˋ ㄉㄡˋ geoi3 duk6 pausing at the end of a phrase or sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used)
- 只读 只讀 zhǐ dú ㄓˇ ㄉㄨˊ zi2 duk6 (computing) read-only
- 可读 可讀 kě dú ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄨˊ ho2 duk6 enjoyable to read; worth reading; readable
书 書
- 图书 圖書 tú shū ㄊㄨˊ ㄕㄨ tou4 syu1 books (in a library or bookstore)
- 念书 念書 niàn shū ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ nim6 syu1 to read; to study
- 情书 情書 qíng shū ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨ cing4 syu1 love letter
- 教书 教書 jiāo shū ㄐㄧㄠ ㄕㄨ gaau3 syu1 to work as a teacher; to teach (in a school)
- 书包 書包 shū bāo ㄕㄨ ㄅㄠ syu1 baau1 schoolbag
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- 书写 書寫 shū xiě ㄕㄨ ㄒㄧㄝˇ syu1 se2 to write
- 书店 書店 shū diàn ㄕㄨ ㄉㄧㄢˋ syu1 dim3 bookstore
- 书房 書房 shū fáng ㄕㄨ ㄈㄤˊ syu1 fong2 study (room)
- 书本 書本 shū běn ㄕㄨ ㄅㄣˇ syu1 bun2 book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)
- 书架 書架 shū jià ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧㄚˋ syu1 gaa2 bookshelf
- 书桌 書桌 shū zhuō ㄕㄨ ㄓㄨㄛ syu1 coek3 desk
- 书柜 書櫃 shū guì ㄕㄨ ㄍㄨㄟˋ syu1 gwai6 bookcase
- 书橱 書櫥 shū chú ㄕㄨ ㄔㄨˊ syu1 cyu4 bookcase
- 书法 書法 shū fǎ ㄕㄨ ㄈㄚˇ syu1 faat3 calligraphy
- 书籍 書籍 shū jí ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧˊ syu1 zik6 books
- 书记 書記 shū ji ㄕㄨ ˙ㄐㄧ syu1 gei3 secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party)
- 书面 書面 shū miàn ㄕㄨ ㄇㄧㄢˋ syu1 min6 in writing; written
- 秘书 秘書 mì shū ㄇㄧˋ ㄕㄨ bei3 syu1 secretary
- 经书 經書 jīng shū ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄨ ging1 syu1 classic books in Confucianism
- 证书 證書 zhèng shū ㄓㄥˋ ㄕㄨ zing3 syu1 credentials
Idioms with these characters
- 白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ baak6 min6 syu1 sang1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
- 牛角挂书 牛角掛書 niú jiǎo guà shū ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄨ ngau4 gok3 gwaa3 syu1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
- 罄竹难书 罄竹難書 qìng zhú nán shū ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄨ hing3 zuk1 naan4 syu1 lit. too numerous to record on bamboo slips (idiom)
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- 琴棋书画 琴棋書畫 qín qí shū huà ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄨ ㄏㄨㄚˋ kam4 kei4 syu1 waa2 (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person
- 书不尽言 書不盡言 shū bù jìn yán ㄕㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧㄢˊ syu1 bat1 zeon6 jin4 I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)
- 书香门第 書香門第 shū xiāng mén dì ㄕㄨ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ syu1 hoeng1 mun4 dai6 family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
- 文弱书生 文弱書生 wén ruò shū shēng ㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ man4 joek6 syu1 saang1 (idiom) frail scholar
- 仰屋著书 仰屋著書 yǎng wū zhù shū ㄧㄤˇ ㄨ ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄨ joeng5 uk1 zyu3 syu1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
- 知书达理 知書達理 zhī shū dá lǐ ㄓ ㄕㄨ ㄉㄚˊ ㄌㄧˇ zi1 syu1 daat6 lei5 educated and well-balanced (idiom)
Example sentences
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读书 讀書 。
Read.
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他 在读 在讀 书 書 。
He is studying.
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我 在读 在讀 书 書 。
I'm reading.
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您 在读 在讀 书 書 。
You are reading.
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他 在读 在讀 书 書 。
He is reading a book.
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