读 (讀) dú

1. dú verb to read
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 阅读 (Guoyu '讀' v 2; Unihan '讀')
2. dú verb to investigate
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 研究 (Guoyu '讀' v 3)
3. dú verb to pronounce; to read aloud
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 唸 (Guoyu '讀' v 1; Unihan '讀')
4. dòu noun comma; phrase marked by pause
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Same as 逗 (Guoyu '讀' dòu)

Contained in

• 破读(破讀) pronunciation of a character other than the standard; broken reading
• 读破(讀破) to read extensively and thoroughly ; nonstandard pronunciation
• 复读生(復讀生) student who repeats (a course, grade etc) at school
• 文读(文讀) literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character
• 读心术(讀心術) mind reading (in psychology or Western magic)
• 连读(連讀) liaison (in phonetics)
• 读谱(讀譜) to read a score; to read music
• 训读(訓讀) kundoku
• 拼读(拼讀) to pronounce a word after mentally processing its spelling; (phonics) blending
• 读后感(讀後感) impression of a book; opinion expressed in a book review
• 研读(研讀) to study attentively (a book); to delve into
• 讽读(諷讀) to chant
• 诵读困难症(誦讀困難症) dyslexia
• 精读课(精讀課) intensive reading course
• 折节读书(折節讀書) to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit
• 三读会(三讀會) three readings of legislation
• 异读词(異讀詞) word having alternative pronunciations
• 导读(導讀) to guide
• 重读(重讀) stress (on a syllable)
• 百读不厌(百讀不厭) to be worth reading a hundred times
• 读写(讀寫) reading and writing
• 读书会(讀書會) a book club; a study group
• 阅读障碍(閱讀障礙) dyslexia
• 读本(讀本) a reader; an instructional book
• 熟读(熟讀) to read and re-read something until one is familiar with it
• 陪读(陪讀) to accompany one's child or spouse who is studying overseas
• 读物(讀物) reading material
• 阅读(閱讀) to read; to read aloud
• 读会(讀會) reading legislation
• 读破句(讀破句) incorrect break in reading Chinese, dividing text into clauses at wrong point
• 再读(再讀) to read again; to review (a lesson etc)
• 读法(讀法) reading; pronunciation (of a Chinese character)
• 失读症(失讀症) dyslexia; alexia
• 行万里路胜读万卷书(行萬里路勝讀萬捲書) to travel a thousand miles beats reading a thousand books
• 以飨读者(以饗讀者) for the benefit of the reader
• 朗读(朗讀) to read aloud; read loudly and clearly
• 耽读(耽讀) to diligently study
• 读写能力(讀寫能力) literacy
• 读懂(讀懂) to read and understand
• 误读(誤讀) to misread; (fig.) to misunderstand; to misinterpret
• 可读音性(可讀音性) pronounceability
• 工读(工讀) (of a student) to work part-time (while continuing one's studies)
• 阅读时间(閱讀時間) viewing time
• 句读(句讀) to punctuate a sentence ; sentences and phrases ; a pause
• 攻读(攻讀) to study assidiously; to major

Also contained in

读经 、 阅读装置 、 统读 、 阅读器 、 读卖新闻 、 元音失读

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Truncated for common words

• 卷六十七　志第十八: 　禮樂一 Volume 67 Treatises 20: Rites and Music 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 73
• 卷一百六十二 志第一百十五 職官二 Volume 162 Treatises 115: Offical Posts 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 50
• 卷二百十二 表第三 宰輔三 Volume 212 Tables 3: Chancellors 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 33
• 卷五十五 志第三十一 禮九 Volume 55 Treatises 31: Rites 9 History of Ming 明史 — count: 30
• 《女部》 Nǚ Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 29
• 《卷七‧木部》 Scroll 7, Mù Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 28
• 卷七十三　志第二十四: 　祭祀二 Volume 73 Treatises 26: Offerings 2 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 27
• 《走部》 Zǒu Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 26
• 卷三十七　志第十八:　禮十 冊皇后儀 奉冊皇太后儀 冊皇太子儀 正旦生日皇太子受賀儀 皇太子與百官相見儀 Volume 37 Treatises 18: Rites 10 - Ceremony for Conferring Title of Empress; Ceremony for Reverence to Empress Dowager; Ceremony for Conferring Title of Crown Prince; Ceremony for Birth of a Crown Prince; Ceremony for Crown Prince to Receive Officials History of Jin 金史 — count: 23
• 卷二百十四 表第五 宰輔五 Volume 214 Tables 5: Chancellors 5 History of Song 宋史 — count: 22

Collocations

• 读曰 (讀曰) 讀曰太 — Xunzi 荀子, 非十二子篇第六 Chapter 6: Against the Twelve Masters — count: 14
• 余读 (餘讀) 余讀諜記 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《表‧三代世表》 Tables - Genealogical Table of the Three Ages — count: 10
• 孔子读 (孔子讀) 孔子讀易至損 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十八　人間訓 Chapter 18: The Human World — count: 5
• 读易 (讀易) 孔子讀易至損 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十八　人間訓 Chapter 18: The Human World — count: 4
• 太史公读 (太史公讀) 太史公讀春秋歷譜諜 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《十二諸侯年表》 Yearly Chronicle of the Feudal Lords — count: 4
• 王读 (王讀) 乃出詔書為王讀之 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《吳王濞列傳》 Biographies of Pi, the Prince of Wu — count: 3
• 读史记 (讀史記) 周太史伯陽讀史記曰 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《周本紀》 Annals of Zhou — count: 3
• 读秦 (讀秦) 吾讀秦紀 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《秦始皇本紀》 Annals of Qin Shi Huang — count: 3
• 上读 (上讀) 上讀其書 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《黥布列傳》 Biography of Qing Bu — count: 3
• 读春秋 (讀春秋) 太史公讀春秋歷譜諜 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《十二諸侯年表》 Yearly Chronicle of the Feudal Lords — count: 3