读

to read

中用眼睛看文字的内容yòng yǎnjing kàn wénzì de nèiróng

• wǒxǐhuāndúshū.

  我喜欢读书。🔊

  I like reading books.

• Tāměitiānshuìqiándōuhuìdúyīpiānwénzhāng。

  她每天睡前都会读一篇文章。🔊

  Every night before bed, she reads an article.

to read out; to read aloud

中用声音把文字念出来yòng shēngyīn bǎ wénzì niàn chūlái

• qǐngnǐdúyíxiàzhègecí.

  请你读一下这个词。🔊

  Please read this word for me.

• Lǎoshīràngwǒdàshēngdúzhèpiānkèwén.

  老师让我大声读这篇课文。🔊

  The teacher asked me to read this lesson aloud.

to attend (school); to study (a subject in school)

中在学校学习课程zài xuéxiào xuéxí kèchéng

• wǒzàidàxuédúzhōngwén.

  我在大学读中文。🔊

  I study Chinese at university.

• TāzàiBěijīngdúyīxuézhuānyè。

  她在北京读医学专业。🔊

  She is studying medicine in Beijing.

to pronounce

中用嘴发出声音；念出文字的内容yòng zuǐ fāchū shēngyīn; niàn chū wénzì de nèiróng

• zhègezìzěnmedú?

  这个字怎么读？🔊

  How do you read this character?

• Nǐzhīdàozhègemíngziyīnggāizěnmedúma?

  你知道这个名字应该怎么读吗？🔊

  Do you know how this name is supposed to be pronounced?

phrase marked by pause

中表示停顿或句子分段的标点符号biǎoshì tíngdùn huò jùzi fēnduàn de biāodiǎn fúhào

• tādòuleyīhuìrshū.

  他读了一会儿书。🔊

  He read for a while.

• Zhèjùhuà,nǐdúdǒnglema?

  这句话，你读懂了吗？🔊

  Did you understand this sentence when you read it?

comma

中书写时用来分开词句的标点符号shūxiě shíyòng lái fēnkāi cíjù de biāodiǎn fúhào

• zhègecízěnmedòu?

  这个词怎么读？🔊

  How is this word pronounced?

• Gǔwénzhōngjùdòudetíngdùnchùxūyàozǐxìbiànbié.

  古文中句读的停顿处需要仔细辨别。🔊

  In classical Chinese texts, the pauses indicated by punctuation must be carefully distinguished.