Word: 讀 (dú, dòu)

讀 is how 读 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 读

讀 dictionary entry

dú: to read out; to read; to attend (school); to pronounce
dòu: comma; phrase marked by pause

Full dictionary entry for 讀

Example sentences using 讀

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為了讀學位，我可能得借一筆學生貸款。

Wèile dú xuéwèi, wǒ kěnéng de jiè yì bǐ xuésheng dàikuǎn.

I might have to borrow a student loan to study for my degree.
書不能讀太多。

Shū bùnéng dú tài duō.

We cannot read too many books.
書是不會讀得太多的。

Shū shì búhuì dú de tài duō de.

We cannot read too many books.
從第十課的開頭讀起。

Cóng dì shí kè de kāitóu dú qǐ.

Read Lesson 10 from the beginning.
他們懂得讀這幾個字嗎？

Tāmen dǒngde dú zhè jǐ ge zì ma?

Are they able to read these words?
他們正在讀她的書。

Tāmen zhèngzài dú tā de shū.

They are reading her book.
他去了美國讀美國文學。

Tā qùle Měiguó dú Měiguó wénxué.

He went to America for the purpose of studying American literature.
他又讀了一遍詩。

Tā yòu dúle yíbiàn shī.

He read the poem again.
他想找本書來讀。

Tā xiǎng zhǎo běn shū lái dú.

He wants a book to read.
他的新小說值得一讀。

Tā de xīn xiǎoshuō zhíde yì dú.

His new novel is worth reading.
他能讀得很好。

Tā néng dú de hěn hǎo.

He can read well.
他能輕鬆地讀英語。

Tā néng qīngsōng de dú Yīngyǔ.

He can read English easily.
他讀完那本書了。

Tā dú wán nà běn shū le.

He finished reading the book.
他讀很多書。

Tā dú hěn duō shū.

He reads a great deal.
你一個月讀幾本書？

Nǐ yí gè yuè dú jǐ běn shū?

How many books do you read per month?
你為什麼不讀這雜誌呢？

Nǐ wèishénme bù dú zhè zázhì ne?

Why didn't you read the magazine?
你為什麼想讀碩士？

Nǐ wèishénme xiǎng dú shuòshì?

Why do you want to do a master's degree?
你們全部一定要讀。

Nǐmen quánbù yídìng yào dú.

All of you have to read it.
你們怎麼讀這個詞？

Nǐmen zěnme dú zhège cí?

How do you pronounce this word?
你會讀這個漢字嗎？

Nǐ huì dú zhège hànzì ma?

Can you read this kanji?
你大概會需要三小時讀這本書。

Nǐ dàgài huì xūyào sān xiǎoshí dú zhè běn shū.

It's probably going to take you about three hours to read this book.
你應當知道要讀什麼。

Nǐ yīngdāng zhīdào yào dú shénme.

You should know what to read.
你得讀讀我的書。

Nǐ děi dú dú wǒ de shū.

You need to read my book.
你最好在年輕的時候多讀點書。

Nǐ zuìhǎo zài niánqīng de shíhou duō dú diǎn shū.

You had better read a lot of books while you are young.
你每天讀法語嗎？

Nǐ měitiān dú Fǎyǔ ma?

Do you read French every day?
你的姓怎麼讀？

Nǐ de xìng zěnme dú?

How do you pronounce your last name?
你能不能好好讀外語？

Nǐ néng bùnéng hǎohǎo dú wàiyǔ?

Can you please properly study a foreign language?
你讀了我的報告了嗎？

Nǐ dúle wǒ de bàogào le ma?

Have you read my report?
你讀了那本書嗎？

Nǐ dúle nà běn shū ma?

You've already read the book?
你讀化學嗎？

Nǐ dú huàxué ma?

Are you a chemistry student?
你讀完這本書了嗎？

Nǐ dú wán zhè běn shū le ma?

Have you finished reading the book?
你讀完那本書了嗎？

Nǐ dú wán nà běn shū le ma?

Have you finished reading that book yet?
你讀完那本小說了嗎？

Nǐ dú wán nà běn xiǎoshuō le ma?

Have you finished reading that novel?
你讀過這本書了嗎？

Nǐ dúguo zhè běn shū le ma?

Have you read this book already?
你讀過這本書嗎？

Nǐ dúguo zhè běn shū ma?

Have you read this book yet?
你讀那本書需要大量詞匯。

Nǐ dú nà běn shū xūyào dàliàng cíhuì.

You need a large vocabulary to read that book.
寫好了要讀兩遍。

Xiě hǎole yào dú liǎng biàn.

Read it twice after writing it.
太暗了我無法讀。

Tài àn le wǒ wúfǎ dú.

It is too dark for me to read.
她一開始讀那封信就哭了起來。

Tā yì kāishǐ dú nà fēng xìn jiù kūle qǐlai.

As soon as she read the letter, she began to cry.
她一邊讀這封信一邊哭。

Tā yìbiān dú zhè fēng xìn yìbiān kū.

She cried as she read the letter.
她喜歡讀雜誌。

Tā xǐhuan dú zázhì.

She likes to read magazines.
她坐在椅子上讀雜誌。

Tā zuò zài yǐzi shàng dú zázhì.

She sat in a chair reading a magazine.
她給孩子們讀了個有趣的故事。

Tā gěi háizimen dúle gè yǒuqù de gùshi.

She read an amusing story to the children.
她讀完這本書了嗎？

Tā dú wán zhè běn shū le ma?

Has she finished the book yet?
應該趁年輕多讀點書。

Yīnggāi chèn niánqīng duō dú diǎn shū.

You should read a lot of books while you're young.
您讀告示了嗎？

Nín dú gàoshile ma?

Have you read the notice?
想讓他讀這個。

Xiǎng ràng tā dú zhège.

I want him to read this.
我一直讀這個讀了幾個小時。

Wǒ yìzhí dú zhège dúle jǐ ge xiǎoshí.

I have been reading this for a few hours.
我丈夫一邊吃早餐一邊讀報紙。

Wǒ zhàngfu yìbiān chī zǎocān yìbiān dú bàozhǐ.

My husband reads the newspaper while eating breakfast.
我不會寫繁體字，但我可以讀。

Wǒ búhuì xiě fántǐzì, dàn wǒ kěyǐ dú.

I cannot write traditional characters, but I am fine reading them.
我不想讀這本書。

Wǒ bùxiǎng dú zhè běn shū.

I don't want to read this book.
我不知道如何讀或寫。

Wǒ bù zhīdào rúhé dú huò xiě.

I do not know how to read nor write.
我今天早上讀了一會兒書。

Wǒ jīntiān zǎoshang dúle yíhuìr shū.

I studied for a while this morning.
我以前讀過這本書。

Wǒ yǐqián dúguo zhè běn shū.

I have read the book before.
我們應該讀報紙，不落後於時代。

Wǒmen yīnggāi dú bàozhǐ, bú luòhòu yú shídài.

We should read the newspaper so as not to lag behind the times.
我們要讀很多書。

Wǒmen yào dú hěn duō shū.

We have to do a great deal of reading.
我會讀完這本書。

Wǒ huì dú wán zhè běn shū.

I'll finish reading this book.
我剛剛讀完這本書。

Wǒ gānggang dú wán zhè běn shū.

I just finished reading this book.
我發現讀這本書很難。

Wǒ fāxiàn dú zhè běn shū hěn nán.

I found it difficult to read the book.
我喜歡讀美國小說。

Wǒ xǐhuan dú Měiguó xiǎoshuō.

I like reading American novels.
我喜歡讀這本小說。

Wǒ xǐhuan dú zhè běn xiǎoshuō.

I have enjoyed reading this novel.
我在報紙上讀到有關他的消息。

Wǒ zài bàozhǐ shàng dú dào yǒuguān tā de xiāoxi.

I read about him in the newspaper.
我姐姐在大學讀本科。

Wǒ jiějie zài dàxué dú běnkē.

My older sister is doing her undergraduate degree at university.
我姐姐正在讀博士。

Wǒ jiějie zhèngzài dú bóshì.

My older sister is studying for her doctorate.
我小時候讀了她所有的書。

Wǒ xiǎoshíhou dúle tā suǒyǒu de shū.

When I was small, I read all of her books.
我已經持續讀了一個小時了。

Wǒ yǐjīng chíxù dúle yí gè xiǎoshí le.

I had been reading for an hour.
我已經讀了兩個小時的書了。

Wǒ yǐjīng dúle liǎng gè xiǎoshí de shū le.

I have been studying for two hours.
我已經讀完了這本書。

Wǒ yǐjīng dú wánle zhè běn shū.

I have already finished this book.
我已經讀過很多種類的書了。

Wǒ yǐjīng dúguo hěn duō zhǒnglèi de shū le.

I've read many kinds of books.
我希望你讀讀這本書。

Wǒ xīwàng nǐ dú dú zhè běn shū.

I hope that you give this book a read.
我應該讀這本書。

Wǒ yīnggāi dú zhè běn shū.

I should read the book.
我想你讀一下這封信。

Wǒ xiǎng nǐ dú yíxià zhè fēng xìn.

I want you to read this letter.
我想你讀一讀這本書。

Wǒ xiǎng nǐ dú yì dú zhè běn shū.

I want you to read this book.
我想讓他讀這個。

Wǒ xiǎng ràng tā dú zhège.

I want him to read this.
我想讓你讀這本書。

Wǒ xiǎng ràng nǐ dú zhè běn shū.

I want you to read this book.
我擁有的書比我能讀的書多。

Wǒ yōngyǒu de shū bǐ wǒ néng dú de shū duō.

I have more books than I can read.
我本來應該讀一下這本書。

Wǒ běnlái yīnggāi dú yíxià zhè běn shū.

Of course I should read this book.
我正在在波士頓讀博士。

Wǒ zhèngzài zài Bōshìdùn dú bóshì.

I'm in Boston going for my Ph.D. right now.
我正在讀報紙。

Wǒ zhèngzài dú bàozhǐ.

I'm reading the newspaper.
我正在讀漢字。

Wǒ zhèngzài dú hànzì.

I am pronouncing Chinese words.
我每天早上都讀報紙。

Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang dōu dú bàozhǐ.

I read the newspaper every morning.
我每天讀中文。

Wǒ měitiān dú Zhōngwén.

I study Chinese every day.
我每次讀這本書都會有新發現。

Wǒ měicì dú zhè běn shū dōu huì yǒu xīn fāxiàn.

Every time I read this book, I find something new.
我沒書可讀。

Wǒ méi shū kě dú.

I have no books to read.
我父親經常在吃飯時讀報紙。

Wǒ fùqīn jīngcháng zài chīfàn shí dú bàozhǐ.

My father often reads the newspaper during meals.
我真的需要把這都讀了。

Wǒ zhēnde xūyào bǎ zhè dōu dúle.

I really need to read all this.
我真讀不懂她。

Wǒ zhēn dú bù dǒng tā.

I can't really read her.
我要些讀的東西。

Wǒ yào xiē dú de dōngxi.

I want something to read.
我覺得這本書值得一讀。

Wǒ juéde zhè běn shū zhíde yì dú.

I think this book is worth reading.
我記得以前讀過這本小說。

Wǒ jìde yǐqián dúguo zhè běn xiǎoshuō.

I remember reading this novel before.
我讀了一個小時的書。

Wǒ dúle yí gè xiǎoshí de shū.

I studied for one hour.
我讀了這本書，它十分有趣。

Wǒ dúle zhè běn shū, tā shífēn yǒuqù.

I read this book. It was interesting from beginning to end.
我讀完書之後就去睡覺。

Wǒ dú wán shū zhīhòu jiù qù shuìjiào.

I go to bed after I study.
我讀完了那本書。

Wǒ dú wánle nà běn shū.

I've finished reading that book.
我讀過許多現代作家的作品。

Wǒ dúguo xǔduō xiàndài zuòjiā de zuòpǐn.

I have read many modern authors.
我還沒有讀今天的報紙。

Wǒ hái méiyǒu dú jīntiān de bàozhǐ.

I've not read today's paper yet.
我還沒讀完這本書。

Wǒ hái méi dú wán zhè běn shū.

I haven't finished reading this book yet.
晚飯後她讀日語。

Wǎnfàn hòu tā dú Rìyǔ.

She studied Japanese after dinner.
有些人邊看電視邊讀報紙。

Yǒuxiē rén biān kàn diànshì biān dú bàozhǐ.

Some people read the newspaper and watch TV at the same time.
有可能已經讀過這本書了。

Yǒu kěnéng yǐjīng dúguo zhè běn shū le.

It is possible that you have already read this book.