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title: "Langdu Meaning: 朗读 (lǎngdú) Means “to read aloud”"
description: "朗读 (traditional 朗讀, lǎngdú) means “to read aloud”. Hear its tones, see what 朗 and 读 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/langdu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 朗读 mean?

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朗读 lǎngdú

## to read aloud

## Its characters

1. 朗 lǎng loud and clear (as in 朗读)
2. 读 dú to read

## In a sentence

老师让我朗读课文。 The teacher asked me to read the text aloud.

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## More words with 朗 or 读

- [读书 dúshū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dushu)
- [读者 dúzhě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duzhe)
- [解读 jiědú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiedu)
- [就读 jiùdú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiudu)
- [阅读 yuèdú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuedu)

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