dòu

to read; to read aloud

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2Readings & Meanings

  • dòucomma; phrase marked by pause
  • to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pīn yīn]

3Structure

Left-right structure左右结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

朗读lǎng dú

to read aloud; to recite

阅读yuè dú

to read; reading

读者dú zhě

reader

走读zǒu dú

to attend a day school

只读zhī dú

read-only (computing)

dòu / dúHSK 1

comma

5Example Sentences

他每天早晨朗读英语。

tā měi tiān zǎo chén lǎng dú yīng yǔ。

He reads English aloud every morning.

这本小说有很多读者。

zhè běn xiǎo shuō yǒu hěn duō dú zhě。

This novel has many readers.

他每天读中文书。

tā měi tiān dú zhōng wén shū。

He reads Chinese books every day.

我很快就读完了这本书。

wǒ hěn kuài jiù dú wán le zhè běn shū。

I finished reading this book very quickly.

Other Characters Pronounced “dou” / “du”