读
dúTraditional 讀
to read; to read aloud
Every meaning
dú
- to read; to read aloud
- to study; to attend (school) (as in 读大学)
dòu
- (used in 句读) pause in reading
In a sentence
请把这段课文读一遍。
Please read this passage aloud once.
我姐姐在北京读大学。
My older sister goes to university in Beijing.
Written by Claude and checked by our reader.
In the Library
读的时候，一个字一个字读。
在中文里，“苹”和“平安”的第一个字读起来一样。
送什么水果？ · Fruits in Chinese: why apples, and why never share a pear · HSK 2
从宋朝开始，很多孩子上学都要读《三字经》，里面就有这样一句话：“融四岁，能让梨。
孔融让梨 · Kong Rong and the pears: the boy who took the smallest one · HSK 3
Words with 读
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).