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.

他们正在读她的书。

Tāmen zhèngzài dú tā de shū.

They are reading her book.

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.

他想找本书来读。

Tā xiǎng zhǎo běn shū lái dú.

He wants a book to read.

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.

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?

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.

她喜欢读杂志。

Tā xǐhuan dú zázhì.

She likes to read magazines.

她读完这本书了吗？

Tā dú wán zhè běn shū le ma?

Has she finished the book yet?

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.

我已经持续读了一个小时了。

Wǒ yǐjīng chíxù dúle yí gè xiǎoshí le.

I had been reading for an hour.

我已经读了两个小时的书了。

Wǒ yǐjīng dúle liǎng gè xiǎoshí de shū le.

I have been studying for two hours.

我已经读完了这本书。

Wǒ yǐjīng dú wánle zhè běn shū.

I have already finished this book.

我已经读过很多种类的书了。

Wǒ yǐjīng dúguo hěn duō zhǒnglèi de shū le.

I've read many kinds of books.

我希望你读读这本书。

Wǒ xīwàng nǐ dú dú zhè běn shū.

I hope that you give this book a read.

我应该读这本书。

Wǒ yīnggāi dú zhè běn shū.

I should read the book.

我想你读一下这封信。

Wǒ xiǎng nǐ dú yíxià zhè fēng xìn.

I want you to read this letter.

我想你读一读这本书。

Wǒ xiǎng nǐ dú yì dú zhè běn shū.

I want you to read this book.

我想让他读这个。

Wǒ xiǎng ràng tā dú zhège.

I want him to read this.

我想让你读这本书。

Wǒ xiǎng ràng nǐ dú zhè běn shū.

I want you to read this book.

我拥有的书比我能读的书多。

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

I have more books than I can read.

我本来应该读一下这本书。

Wǒ běnlái yīnggāi dú yíxià zhè běn shū.

Of course I should read this book.

我正在在波士顿读博士。

Wǒ zhèngzài zài Bōshìdùn dú bóshì.

I'm in Boston going for my Ph.D. right now.

我正在读报纸。

Wǒ zhèngzài dú bàozhǐ.

I'm reading the newspaper.

我每天读中文。

Wǒ měitiān dú Zhōngwén.

I study Chinese every day.

我每次读这本书都会有新发现。

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

Every time I read this book, I find something new.

我没书可读。

Wǒ méi shū kě dú.

I have no books to read.

我父亲经常在吃饭时读报纸。

Wǒ fùqīn jīngcháng zài chīfàn shí dú bàozhǐ.

My father often reads the newspaper during meals.

我真的需要把这都读了。

Wǒ zhēnde xūyào bǎ zhè dōu dúle.

I really need to read all this.

我真读不懂她。

Wǒ zhēn dú bù dǒng tā.

I can't really read her.

我要些读的东西。

Wǒ yào xiē dú de dōngxi.

I want something to read.

我觉得这本书值得一读。

Wǒ juéde zhè běn shū zhíde yì dú.

I think this book is worth reading.

我记得以前读过这本小说。

Wǒ jìde yǐqián dúguo zhè běn xiǎoshuō.

I remember reading this novel before.

我读了一个小时的书。

Wǒ dúle yí gè xiǎoshí de shū.

I studied for one hour.

我读完了那本书。

Wǒ dú wánle nà běn shū.

I've finished reading that book.

我读过许多现代作家的作品。

Wǒ dúguo xǔduō xiàndài zuòjiā de zuòpǐn.

I have read many modern authors.

我还没有读今天的报纸。

Wǒ hái méiyǒu dú jīntiān de bàozhǐ.

I've not read today's paper yet.

我还没读完这本书。

Wǒ hái méi dú wán zhè běn shū.

I haven't finished reading this book yet.

有些人边看电视边读报纸。

Yǒuxiē rén biān kàn diànshì biān dú bàozhǐ.

Some people read the newspaper and watch TV at the same time.

有可能已经读过这本书了。

Yǒu kěnéng yǐjīng dúguo zhè běn shū le.

It is possible that you have already read this book.

现在读这个。

Xiànzài dú zhège.

Read this now.

读这本书很容易。

Dú zhè běn shū hěn róngyì.

It is easy to read this book.

读这种的书有什么用？

Dú zhèzhǒng de shū yǒu shénme yòng?

What is the good of reading such books?

这可以在网上读。

Zhè kěyǐ zài wǎngshàng dú.

This can be read online.

这本书不值得一读。

Zhè běn shū bù zhíde yì dú.

This book isn't worth reading.

这本书他们读起来够简单了。

Zhè běn shū tāmen dú qǐlai gòu jiǎndānle.

This book is easy enough for them to read.

这本书对你来说读起来太难了。

Zhè běn shū duì nǐ lái shuō dú qǐlai tài nánle.

This book is too difficult for you to read.

这本书很难读。

Zhè běn shū hěn nán dú.

This book is quite difficult.

40%以上的学生去读大学。

Bǎifēnzhīsìshí yǐshàng de xuésheng qù dú dàxué.

More than 40 percent of the students go to university.