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  dau6 duk6   jyutping
  du2 {dou4} | dou4 {du2}   pinyin
[1] [v] read; pronounce [2] [v] attend school; go to school; college, etc. [3] [v] study


pauses in a sentence


Stroke count: 22
Level: 3
Radical: (#149)
讀 / 读

*** This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate ***


This character was last edited on 11th Mar 2008

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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  jyut6 duk6  yue4 du2 = to read
detail  syun1 duk6  xuan1 du2 = read aloud to an audience
detail  duk6 ze2  du2 zhe3 = reader
detail  duk6 mat6  du2 wu4 = reading material
detail  cung5 duk6  zhong4 du2 = accentuate, accentuation, rereading
detail  zoi3 duk6   = reread
detail  zau6 duk6   = goes to study
See all 33 compounds


Showing all 5 examples containing 讀
detail 係唔係大學讀緊書? edit
Is your son studying in university?
detail 可以. edit
I can read (study) quickly.
[Illustrates use of V + 得 + modifier construct.]
detail 月尾之前所有書籍必須歸還圖書館 edit
All books are to be returned to the library before the end of the month.
detail 中間 edit
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 edit
Be serious about your studies.

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