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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 14785 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
detail  cung4/cung5 duk6  chong2/zhong4 du2 = read again; repeat the grade; stress
detail  zoi3 duk6   = reread
detail  zau6 duk6   = goes to study
detail  duk6 gwo3   = have read about it
detail  long5 duk6  lang3 du2 = to recite
detail  duk6 co3  du2 cuo4 = to mispronounce, misread
detail  hou2 maan6 gam2 duk6   = to study slowly
detail  duk6 dak1 maan6   = to study slowly
detail  maan6 maan6*2 duk6   = to study slowly
detail  bun3 gung1 bun3 duk6  ban4 gong1 ban4 du2 = part work/part study program; work-study program
detail  gung1 duk6 hok6 haau6  gong1 du2 xue2 xiao4 = the reformatory; reform school
detail  duk6 ze2 loi4 seon3  du2 zhe3 lai2 xin4 = Reader's Letters
detail  gung1 duk6  gong1 du2 = to major in a field; study a speciality in order to achieve a higher degree
detail  jyut6 duk6 si4 gaan1*3  yue4 du2 shi2 jian1 = viewing time
detail  jau5 jyut6 duk6 zoeng3 ngoi6 dik1 ji4 tung4   = dyslexic children
detail ,  ting3 gwan1 jat1 zik6 waa6, sing3 duk6 sap6 nin4 syu1   = Listening to what you said is better than studying for 10 years
detail  geoi3 dau6   = [n] punctuation
detail  sei2 duk6 syu1  si3 du2 shu1 = study mechanically; be a bookworm
detail  jyut6 duk6 sat1   = reading room
detail  duk6 sam1 seot6   = mind reading, telepathy
detail  duk6 se2 zoeng3 ngoi6  du2 xie3 zhang4 ai4 = reading and writing difficulties
detail  duk6 sei2 syu1, sei2 duk6 syu1   = to not understand what one is reading
detail  duk6 sei2 syu1   = to cram for a test
detail  pui4 taai3 zi2 duk6 syu1   = an outsider in a competition with no possible hope of winning
detail  duk6 co3 jam1  du2 cuo4 yin1 = to misread; mispronounce
detail  duk6 me2 jam1   = read with incorrect pronunciation
detail  cuk1 duk6  su4 du2 = speed reading; read through quickly; read cursorily
detail  sai3 duk6  xi4 du2 = read carefully and thoroughly
detail  zing1 duk6  jing1 du2 = read thoroughly and carefully; read meticulously
detail  jyut6 duk6  yue4 du2 = read
detail  duk6 se2 nang4 lik6  du2 xie3 neng2 li4 = literacy
detail  baau2 duk6  bao3 du2 = well-read in...
detail  duk6 mak6  du2 mo4 = dictation
detail  duk6 mou4  du2 mu2 = model for magazine / periodic
detail  man4 baak6 ji6 duk6  wen2 bai2 yi4 du2 = different literary and colloquial readings
detail  bou3 duk6  bao4 du2 = register for a course
detail  duk6 seon4 seot6  du2 chun2 shu4 = lip reading; the art of lip reading
detail  duk6 ze2 kwan4  du2 zhe3 qun2 = readership
detail  duk6 ging1  du2 jing1 = read scripture; read the Bible; read taoist scriptures
detail  hon4 coeng1 fu2 duk6  han2 chuang1 ku3 du2 = the hardships that a student must endure; the life of a student
detail  duk6 jam1 co3 ng6  du2 yin1 cuo4 wu4 = mispronounciation
detail  gaai2 duk6  jie3 du2 = decipher, decode
detail  jyut6 duk6 zoeng3 ngoi6  yue4 du2 zhang4 ai4 = dyslexia
detail  jyut6 duk6 hei3  yue4 du2 qi4 = reader (software)
detail  zung6 duk6 kwan3 naan4  song4 du2 kun4 nan2 = dyslexia
detail  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
detail  baak6 duk6  bai2 du2 = colloquial reading (of a Chinese character)
detail  man4 duk6  wen2 du2 = literary reading (of a Chinese character)
detail  bat1 ham1 zeot1 duk6  bu4 kan1 zu2 du2 = unable to finish a book
detail  pei1 duk6  pi1 du2 = open a book and read it
detail  baai3 duk6  bai4 du2 = have the honour of reading sth.

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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