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  duk6 dau6   jyutping
  du2 dou4   pinyin
duk6 & du2
[1] read; pronounce; read aloud
[2] attend school; study

dau6 & dou4
[n] slight pause in reading


Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: noun
Stroke count: 22
Level: 2
Radical: (#149)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
讀 / 读

This word has been viewed 14649 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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detail  duk6 ze2  du2 zhe3 = reader (one who reads)
detail  duk6 syu1  du2 shu1 = to read a book; to study; to attend school or college
detail  duk6 gan2 syu1  du2 jin3 shu1 = (in the midst of) reading a book; (at this very moment) studying at school or college
detail  zoi6 duk6 syu1  zai4 du2 shu1 = (in the midst of) reading a book; (at this very moment) studying at school or college
detail  duk6 jam1  du2 yin1 = pronunciation (in reading)
detail  duk6 bun2  du2 ben3 = reader; an instructional book
detail  sau1 duk6  xiu1 du2 = take a course
detail  jyut6 duk6  yue4 du2 = to read
detail  syun1 duk6  xuan1 du2 = read aloud to an audience
detail  duk6 mat6  du2 wu4 = reading material
See all 61 compounds (CantoDict reports 64 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 7 examples containing 讀
detail audio 係唔係大學讀緊書?
Is your son studying in university?
detail audio 可以.
I can read (study) quickly.
[Illustrates use of V + 得 + modifier construct.]
detail 讀書決定美國法國
Have you decided to go to America or France to study?
detail 兩個重係讀緊書
Mr Lee is married with two sons, who are still in school.
[There is no relative pronoun (such as "who") in Cantonese. The change of subject is self-evident from the context.]
detail audio 月尾之前所有書籍必須歸還圖書館
All books are to be returned to the library before the end of the month.
detail 中間
Read the side if any; read the middle part if there is no side.
[This is a guesswork method people use to read a Chinese character when they do not know its exact pronunciation.]
detail 認真讀書
Be serious about your studies.

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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