讀 (duk6 dau6 | du2 dou4) : to read; attend school

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讀

duk6 dau6

du2 dou4

duk6 & du2
[1] read; pronounce; read aloud
[2] attend school; study

dau6 & dou4
[n] slight pause in reading

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Stroke count: 22

Level: 2

Radical: (#149)

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

讀 / 读

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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讀者 duk6 ze2 du2 zhe3 = reader (one who reads)

讀書 duk6 syu1 du2 shu1 = to read a book; to study; to attend school or college

讀緊書 duk6 gan2 syu1 du2 jin3 shu1 = (in the midst of) reading a book; (at this very moment) studying at school or college 粵

在讀書 zoi6 duk6 syu1 zai4 du2 shu1 = (in the midst of) reading a book; (at this very moment) studying at school or college 國

讀音 duk6 jam1 du2 yin1 = pronunciation (in reading)

讀本 duk6 bun2 du2 ben3 = reader; an instructional book

閱讀 jyut6 duk6 yue4 du2 = to read

宣讀 syun1 duk6 xuan1 du2 = read aloud to an audience

讀物 duk6 mat6 du2 wu4 = reading material

重讀 cung5 duk6 zhong4 du2 = accentuate, accentuation, rereading
See all 53 compounds (CantoDict reports 57 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 6 examples containing 讀

你個仔係唔係喺大學讀緊書? 粵
Is your son studying in university?

我可以讀得好快. 粵
I can read (study) quickly.
[Illustrates use of V + 得 + modifier construct.]

讀書，你決定去美國定去法國呀？粵
Have you decided to go to America or France to study?

月尾之前所有借讀嘅書籍必須歸還圖書館。粵
All books are to be returned to the library before the end of the month.

有邊讀邊，沒邊讀中間。國
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.]

你認真啲讀書啦粵
Be serious about your studies.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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