What does 读 mean in Chinese?

读 (dú) means "to read (aloud)" in Chinese.

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Q: How do you use 读 in a sentence?

请读这个字。 (Qǐng dú zhège zì.) — Please read this character.

Pinyin: dú

to read (aloud)

🏮 Chinese HSK 1 🏃 Actions & Verbs

Example sentence

请读这个字。

Qǐng dú zhège zì.

Please read this character.

What 读 means

读 (dú) is a Chinese word meaning “to read (aloud)”. It belongs to the Actions & Verbs topic and appears at HSK 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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HSK 1

做 zuò to do; to make 看 kàn to look; to watch; to read 听 tīng to listen 写 xiě to write 去 qù to go 来 lái to come 买 mǎi to buy 住 zhù to live (somewhere) 坐 zuò to sit; to take (transport) 开 kāi to open; to drive 看见 kàn jiàn to see 回 huí to return

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What 读 means

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