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 word has been viewed 16275 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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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

修讀 sau1 duk6 xiu1 du2 = take a course

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 cung4/cung5 duk6 chong2/zhong4 du2 = read again; repeat the grade; stress

再讀 zoi3 duk6 = reread

就讀 zau6 duk6 = goes to study

讀過 duk6 gwo3 = have read about it

朗讀 long5 duk6 lang3 du2 = to recite

讀錯 duk6 co3 du2 cuo4 = to mispronounce, misread

好慢噉讀 hou2 maan6 gam2 duk6 = to study slowly 粵

讀得慢 duk6 dak1 maan6 = to study slowly

慢慢讀 maan6 maan6*2 duk6 = to study slowly

半工半讀 bun3 gung1 bun3 duk6 ban4 gong1 ban4 du2 = part work/part study program; work-study program

工讀學校 gung1 duk6 hok6 haau6 gong1 du2 xue2 xiao4 = the reformatory; reform school

讀者來信 duk6 ze2 loi4 seon3 du2 zhe3 lai2 xin4 = Reader's Letters

攻讀 gung1 duk6 gong1 du2 = to major in a field; study a speciality in order to achieve a higher degree

閱讀時間 jyut6 duk6 si4 gaan1*3 yue4 du2 shi2 jian1 = viewing time

有閱讀障礙的兒童 jau5 jyut6 duk6 zoeng3 ngoi6 dik1 ji4 tung4 = dyslexic children 國

聽君一席話,勝讀十年書 ting3 gwan1 jat1 zik6 waa6, sing3 duk6 sap6 nin4 syu1 = Listening to what you said is better than studying for 10 years

句讀 geoi3 dau6 = [n] punctuation

死讀書 sei2 duk6 syu1 si3 du2 shu1 = study mechanically; be a bookworm

閱讀室 jyut6 duk6 sat1 = reading room

讀心術 duk6 sam1 seot6 = mind reading, telepathy

讀寫障礙 duk6 se2 zoeng3 ngoi6 du2 xie3 zhang4 ai4 = reading and writing difficulties

讀死書，死讀書 duk6 sei2 syu1, sei2 duk6 syu1 = to not understand what one is reading

讀死書 duk6 sei2 syu1 = to cram for a test 粵

陪太子讀書 pui4 taai3 zi2 duk6 syu1 = an outsider in a competition with no possible hope of winning

讀錯音 duk6 co3 jam1 du2 cuo4 yin1 = to misread; mispronounce

讀歪音 duk6 me2 jam1 = read with incorrect pronunciation 粵

速讀 cuk1 duk6 su4 du2 = speed reading; read through quickly; read cursorily

細讀 sai3 duk6 xi4 du2 = read carefully and thoroughly

精讀 zing1 duk6 jing1 du2 = read thoroughly and carefully; read meticulously

閲讀 jyut6 duk6 yue4 du2 = read

讀寫能力 duk6 se2 nang4 lik6 du2 xie3 neng2 li4 = literacy

飽讀 baau2 duk6 bao3 du2 = well-read in...

讀默 duk6 mak6 du2 mo4 = dictation 粵

讀模 duk6 mou4 du2 mu2 = model for magazine / periodic

文白異讀 man4 baak6 ji6 duk6 wen2 bai2 yi4 du2 = different literary and colloquial readings

報讀 bou3 duk6 bao4 du2 = register for a course

讀唇術 duk6 seon4 seot6 du2 chun2 shu4 = lip reading; the art of lip reading

讀者群 duk6 ze2 kwan4 du2 zhe3 qun2 = readership

讀經 duk6 ging1 du2 jing1 = read scripture; read the Bible; read taoist scriptures

寒窗苦讀 hon4 coeng1 fu2 duk6 han2 chuang1 ku3 du2 = the hardships that a student must endure; the life of a student

讀音錯誤 duk6 jam1 co3 ng6 du2 yin1 cuo4 wu4 = mispronounciation

解讀 gaai2 duk6 jie3 du2 = decipher, decode

閱讀障礙 jyut6 duk6 zoeng3 ngoi6 yue4 du2 zhang4 ai4 = dyslexia

閱讀器 jyut6 duk6 hei3 yue4 du2 qi4 = reader (software)

誦讀困難 zung6 duk6 kwan3 naan4 song4 du2 kun4 nan2 = dyslexia

讀萬卷書不如行萬里路 duk6 maan6 gyun2 syu1 bat1 jyu4 haang4 maan6 lei5 lou6 du2 wan4 juan4 shu1 bu4 ru2 xing2 wan4 li3 lu4 = it is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books

白讀 baak6 duk6 bai2 du2 = colloquial reading (of a Chinese character)

文讀 man4 duk6 wen2 du2 = literary reading (of a Chinese character)

不堪卒讀 bat1 ham1 zeot1 duk6 bu4 kan1 zu2 du2 = unable to finish a book 國

披讀 pei1 duk6 pi1 du2 = open a book and read it 國

拜讀 baai3 duk6 bai4 du2 = have the honour of reading sth.

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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?

李生結咗婚﹐有兩個仔﹐重係讀緊書。粵
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.]

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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