Word: 读 (dú, dòu)

为了读学位，我可能得借一笔学生贷款。

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

I might have to borrow a student loan to study for my degree.

书不能读太多。

Shū bùnéng dú tài duō.

We cannot read too many books.

书是不会读得太多的。

Shū shì búhuì dú de tài duō de.

We cannot read too many books.

书读百遍，其义自见

shū dú bǎi biàn, qíyìzìxiàn

read a book a hundred times and its meaning shows itself

从第十课的开头读起。

Cóng dì shí kè de kāitóu dú qǐ.

Read Lesson 10 from the beginning.

从谈吐就能看出，他读过很多书。

Cóng tántǔ jiù néng kànchū, tā dúguo hěn duō shū.

You can tell from the way he speaks that he has read a lot of books.

他们懂得读这几个字吗？

Tāmen dǒngde dú zhè jǐ ge zì ma?

Are they able to read these words?

他们正在读她的书。

Tāmen zhèngzài dú tā de shū.

They are reading her book.

他任意翻开一页，开始读起来。

Tā rènyì fānkāi yí yè, kāishǐ dú qǐlai.

He opened to a random page and started reading.

他去了美国读美国文学。

Tā qùle Měiguó dú Měiguó wénxué.

He went to America for the purpose of studying American literature.

他又读了一遍诗。

Tā yòu dúle yíbiàn shī.

He read the poem again.

他喜欢读关于时空的科学书。

Tā xǐhuan dú guānyú shíkōng de kēxué shū.

He likes reading science books about space-time.

他喜欢读关于禅的书。

Tā xǐhuan dú guānyú chán de shū.

He likes reading books about Zen.

他喜欢读古代经典。

Tā xǐhuan dú gǔdài jīngdiǎn.

He likes reading the ancient classics.

他想找本书来读。

Tā xiǎng zhǎo běn shū lái dú.

He wants a book to read.

他文笔朴实，读着很舒服。

Tā wénbǐ pǔshí, dúzhe hěn shūfu.

His writing style is plain, and it's pleasant to read.

他每天在书房里读古籍。

Tā měitiān zài shūfáng lǐ dú gǔjí.

He reads ancient texts in his study every day.

他爱读深奥的古书。

Tā ài dú shēn'ào de gǔshū.

He loves reading recondite ancient books.

他的新小说值得一读。

Tā de xīn xiǎoshuō zhíde yì dú.

His new novel is worth reading.

他能读得很好。

Tā néng dú de hěn hǎo.

He can read well.

他能轻松地读英语。

Tā néng qīngsōng de dú Yīngyǔ.

He can read English easily.

他读完那本书了。

Tā dú wán nà běn shū le.

He finished reading the book.

他读很多书。

Tā dú hěn duō shū.

He reads a great deal.

他读着唐诗，慢慢思乡了。

Tā dúzhe Tángshī, mànmàn sīxiāng le.

As he read Tang poems, he slowly began to feel homesick.

他读诗的时候，很讲究平仄。

Tā dú shī de shíhou, hěn jiǎngjiu píngzè.

When he reads poetry, he is very particular about level and oblique tones.

他读遍了古今中外的名著。

Tā dú biànle gǔjīnzhōngwài de míngzhù.

He has read the famous works of every age and country.

你一个月读几本书？

Nǐ yí gè yuè dú jǐ běn shū?

How many books do you read per month?

你为什么不读这杂志呢？

Nǐ wèishénme bù dú zhè zázhì ne?

Why didn't you read the magazine?

你为什么想读硕士？

Nǐ wèishénme xiǎng dú shuòshì?

Why do you want to do a master's degree?

你们全部一定要读。

Nǐmen quánbù yídìng yào dú.

All of you have to read it.

你们怎么读这个词？

Nǐmen zěnme dú zhège cí?

How do you pronounce this word?

你会读这个汉字吗？

Nǐ huì dú zhège hànzì ma?

Can you read this kanji?

你大概会需要三小时读这本书。

Nǐ dàgài huì xūyào sān xiǎoshí dú zhè běn shū.

It's probably going to take you about three hours to read this book.

你应当知道要读什么。

Nǐ yīngdāng zhīdào yào dú shénme.

You should know what to read.

你得读读我的书。

Nǐ děi dú dú wǒ de shū.

You need to read my book.

你最好在年轻的时候多读点书。

Nǐ zuìhǎo zài niánqīng de shíhou duō dú diǎn shū.

You had better read a lot of books while you are young.

你每天读法语吗？

Nǐ měitiān dú Fǎyǔ ma?

Do you read French every day?

你的姓怎么读？

Nǐ de xìng zěnme dú?

How do you pronounce your last name?

你真的把这篇文章读透彻了吗？

Nǐ zhēnde bǎ zhè piān wénzhāng dú tòuchèle ma?

Have you really understood this article thoroughly?

你能不能好好读外语？

Nǐ néng bùnéng hǎohǎo dú wàiyǔ?

Can you please properly study a foreign language?

你读了我的报告了吗？

Nǐ dúle wǒ de bàogào le ma?

Have you read my report?

你读了那本书吗？

Nǐ dúle nà běn shū ma?

You've already read the book?

你读化学吗？

Nǐ dú huàxué ma?

Are you a chemistry student?

你读完这本书了吗？

Nǐ dú wán zhè běn shū le ma?

Have you finished reading the book?

你读完那本书了吗？

Nǐ dú wán nà běn shū le ma?

Have you finished reading that book yet?

你读完那本小说了吗？

Nǐ dú wán nà běn xiǎoshuō le ma?

Have you finished reading that novel?

你读过中国古典小说吗？

Nǐ dúguo Zhōngguó gǔdiǎn xiǎoshuō ma?

Have you read any classical Chinese novels?

你读过他的传记吗？

Nǐ dúguo tā de zhuànjì ma?

Have you read his biography?

你读过先秦时代的哲学书吗？

Nǐ dúguo xiānqín shídài de zhéxué shū ma?

Have you read any philosophy books from the pre-Qin era?

你读过关于三国的小说吗？

Nǐ dúguo guānyú Sānguó de xiǎoshuō ma?

Have you read any novels about the Three Kingdoms?

你读过关于扁鹊的书吗？

Nǐ dúguo guānyú Biǎn Què de shū ma?

Have you read any books about Bian Que?

你读过司马迁写的故事吗？

Nǐ dúguo Sīmǎ Qiān xiě de gùshi ma?

Have you ever read the stories written by Sima Qian?

你读过哪些中国名著？

Nǐ dúguo nǎxiē Zhōngguó míngzhù?

Which Chinese literary classics have you read?

你读过哪些儒家经书？

Nǐ dúguo nǎxiē rújiā jīngshū?

Which Confucian classics have you read?

你读过孙子写的书吗？

Nǐ dúguo sūnzi xiě de shū ma?

Have you read the book Sunzi wrote?

你读过李时珍写的书吗？

Nǐ dúguo Lǐ Shízhēn xiě de shū ma?

Have you read the book Li Shizhen wrote?

你读过楚辞里的哪一篇？

Nǐ dúguo Chǔcí lǐ de nǎ yìpiān?

Which piece from the Songs of Chu have you read?

你读过这本书了吗？

Nǐ dúguo zhè běn shū le ma?

Have you read this book already?

你读过这本书吗？

Nǐ dúguo zhè běn shū ma?

Have you read this book yet?

你读过这本小说的序吗？

Nǐ dúguo zhè běn xiǎoshuō de xù ma?

Have you read the preface to this novel?

你读过那位老校长的回忆录吗？

Nǐ dúguo nà wèi lǎo xiàozhǎng de huíyìlù ma?

Have you read that old principal's memoir?

你读那本书需要大量词汇。

Nǐ dú nà běn shū xūyào dàliàng cíhuì.

You need a large vocabulary to read that book.

偏远地区的孩子也应该有书读。

Piānyuǎn dìqū de háizi yě yīnggāi yǒu shū dú.

Children in remote areas should also have books to read.

儒家的经书，我读不懂。

Rújiā de jīngshū, wǒ dú bù dǒng.

I can't understand the Confucian classics.

先读一下报告的摘要吧。

Xiān dú yíxià bàogào de zhāiyào ba.

Let's read the summary of the report first.

写好了要读两遍。

Xiě hǎole yào dú liǎng biàn.

Read it twice after writing it.

古代学生都要读圣人的书。

Gǔdài xuésheng dōu yào dú shèngrén de shū.

Students in ancient times all had to read the books of the Sage.

古代的学子要读很多书。

Gǔdài de xuézǐ yào dú hěn duō shū.

Scholars in ancient times had to read a great many books.

多音字得看句子才会读对。

Duōyīnzì děi kàn jùzi cái huì dú duì.

With characters that have multiple readings, you have to look at the sentence to read them correctly.

太暗了我无法读。

Tài àn le wǒ wúfǎ dú.

It is too dark for me to read.

她一开始读那封信就哭了起来。

Tā yì kāishǐ dú nà fēng xìn jiù kūle qǐlai.

As soon as she read the letter, she began to cry.

她一边读这封信一边哭。

Tā yìbiān dú zhè fēng xìn yìbiān kū.

She cried as she read the letter.

她从小就爱读诗歌。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù ài dú shīgē.

She has loved reading poetry since she was little.

她喜欢语文，常常读小说。

Tā xǐhuan yǔwén, chángcháng dú xiǎoshuō.

She likes language and literature, and often reads novels.

她喜欢读杂志。

Tā xǐhuan dú zázhì.

She likes to read magazines.

她坐在椅子上读杂志。

Tā zuò zài yǐzi shàng dú zázhì.

She sat in a chair reading a magazine.

她打算毕业后去读师范。

Tā dǎsuàn bìyè hòu qù dú shīfàn.

She plans to go to teacher-training college after she graduates.

她给孩子们读了个有趣的故事。

Tā gěi háizimen dúle gè yǒuqù de gùshi.

She read an amusing story to the children.

她读完这本书了吗？

Tā dú wán zhè běn shū le ma?

Has she finished the book yet?

好书不厌千遍读

hǎoshū búyàn qiān biàn dú

a good book is never tiresome to read a thousand times

孔夫子门前读《论语》,自称内行

Kǒngfūzǐ ménqián dú《Lúnyǔ》,zìchēng nèiháng

reading the Analects at Confucius's door and calling oneself an expert

常读口里顺，常写手不笨

cháng dú kǒulǐ shùn, cháng xiěshǒu bú bèn

read often and the mouth runs smoothly; write often and the hand isn't clumsy

应该趁年轻多读点书。

Yīnggāi chèn niánqīng duō dú diǎn shū.

You should read a lot of books while you're young.

您读告示了吗？

Nín dú gàoshile ma?

Have you read the notice?

想让他读这个。

Xiǎng ràng tā dú zhège.

I want him to read this.

我一直读这个读了几个小时。

Wǒ yìzhí dú zhège dúle jǐ ge xiǎoshí.

I have been reading this for a few hours.

我丈夫一边吃早餐一边读报纸。

Wǒ zhàngfu yìbiān chī zǎocān yìbiān dú bàozhǐ.

My husband reads the newspaper while eating breakfast.

我不会写繁体字，但我可以读。

Wǒ búhuì xiě fántǐzì, dàn wǒ kěyǐ dú.

I cannot write traditional characters, but I am fine reading them.

我不想读这本书。

Wǒ bùxiǎng dú zhè běn shū.

I don't want to read this book.

我不知道如何读或写。

Wǒ bù zhīdào rúhé dú huò xiě.

I do not know how to read nor write.

我今天早上读了一会儿书。

Wǒ jīntiān zǎoshang dúle yíhuìr shū.

I studied for a while this morning.

我以前读过这本书。

Wǒ yǐqián dúguo zhè běn shū.

I have read the book before.

我们应该读报纸，不落后于时代。

Wǒmen yīnggāi dú bàozhǐ, bú luòhòu yú shídài.

We should read the newspaper so as not to lag behind the times.

我们要读很多书。

Wǒmen yào dú hěn duō shū.

We have to do a great deal of reading.

我会读完这本书。

Wǒ huì dú wán zhè běn shū.

I'll finish reading this book.

我刚刚读完这本书。

Wǒ gānggang dú wán zhè běn shū.

I just finished reading this book.

我发现读这本书很难。

Wǒ fāxiàn dú zhè běn shū hěn nán.

I found it difficult to read the book.

我喜欢读美国小说。

Wǒ xǐhuan dú Měiguó xiǎoshuō.

I like reading American novels.

我喜欢读这本小说。

Wǒ xǐhuan dú zhè běn xiǎoshuō.

I have enjoyed reading this novel.

我在报纸上读到有关他的消息。

Wǒ zài bàozhǐ shàng dú dào yǒuguān tā de xiāoxi.

I read about him in the newspaper.