Word: 读 (dú, dòu)

我姐姐在大学读本科。

Wǒ jiějie zài dàxué dú běnkē.

My older sister is doing her undergraduate degree at university.

我姐姐正在读博士。

Wǒ jiějie zhèngzài dú bóshì.

My older sister is studying for her doctorate.

我小时候读了她所有的书。

Wǒ xiǎoshíhou dúle tā suǒyǒu de shū.

When I was small, I read all of her books.

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.

我弟弟大学想读工科。

Wǒ dìdi dàxué xiǎng dú gōngkē.

My younger brother wants to study engineering at university.

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.

我正在读汉字。

Wǒ zhèngzài dú hànzì.

I am pronouncing Chinese words.

我每天早上都读报纸。

Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang dōu dú bàozhǐ.

I read the newspaper every morning.

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.

我爷爷从小就爱读国学书。

Wǒ yéye cóngxiǎo jiù ài dú guóxué shū.

My grandfather has loved reading books on traditional Chinese learning since he was young.

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.

我读了这本书，它十分有趣。

Wǒ dúle zhè běn shū, tā shífēn yǒuqù.

I read this book. It was interesting from beginning to end.

我读完书之后就去睡觉。

Wǒ dú wán shū zhīhòu jiù qù shuìjiào.

I go to bed after I study.

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.

晚饭后她读日语。

Wǎnfàn hòu tā dú Rìyǔ.

She studied Japanese after dinner.

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.

朱熹的书你读过吗？

Zhū Xī de shū nǐ dúguo ma?

Have you read any of Zhu Xi's books?

汉字很难读。

Hànzì hěn nán dú.

Kanji are difficult to read.

没眼镜我可以读。

Méi yǎnjìng wǒ kěyǐ dú.

I can read without glasses.

演员们都在认真读剧本。

Yǎnyuánmen dōu zài rènzhēn dú jùběn.

The actors are all reading the script carefully.

现在读这个。

Xiànzài dú zhège.

Read this now.

《百家姓》读掉头一个字，开口就说钱

《bǎijiāxìng》dú diàotóu yí gè zì, kāikǒu jiù shuō qián

read the Hundred Family Surnames without its first character: the first word out of your mouth is 'money'

睡觉前，她喜欢读一篇短篇小说。

Shuìjiào qián, tā xǐhuan dú yìpiān duǎnpiānxiǎoshuō.

Before bed, she likes to read a short story.

老师让我们明天读课文。

Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen míngtiān dú kèwén.

The teacher asked us to read the text tomorrow.

要是当时有好好读说明书就好了。

Yàoshi dāngshí yǒu hǎohǎo dú shuōmíngshū jiù hǎole.

If only I read the user manual properly.

请读一下这课课文。

Qǐng dú yíxià zhè kè kèwén.

Please read this lesson's text.

读一遍，看句子通顺吗？

Dú yíbiàn, kàn jùzi tōngshùn ma?

Read it through once and see whether the sentences flow well.

读万卷书，行万里路

dú wànjuàn shū, xíng wànlǐ lù

read ten thousand scrolls of books, walk ten thousand miles of road

读了这首诗，你有乡愁吗？

Dúle zhè shǒu shī, nǐ yǒu xiāngchóu ma?

After reading this poem, do you feel homesick?

读双学位的学生课很多。

Dú shuāngxuéwèi de xuésheng kè hěn duō.

Students doing a double degree have a lot of classes.

读完这本书，请写一篇心得。

Dú wán zhè běn shū, qǐng xiě yìpiān xīndé.

After finishing this book, please write up what you learned from it.

读这句话的时候，中间要有停顿。

Dú zhè jù huà de shíhou, zhōngjiān yào yǒu tíngdùn.

When you read this sentence, you need a pause in the middle.

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?

读这首诗要慢慢品味。

Dú zhè shǒu shī yào mànmàn pǐnwèi.

You have to read this poem slowly to appreciate it.

边远地区的孩子也应该有书读。

Biānyuǎn dìqū de háizi yě yīnggāi yǒu shū dú.

Children in remote areas should also have books to read.

这句名句我在书上读过。

Zhè jù míngjù wǒ zài shū shàng dúguo.

I've read this famous line in a book.

这可以在网上读。

Zhè kěyǐ zài wǎngshàng dú.

This can be read online.

这是她读过最有趣的书。

Zhè shì tā dúguo zuì yǒuqù de shū.

This was the most interesting book that she had ever read.

这是我所读过的最有趣的小说。

Zhè shì wǒ suǒ dúguo de zuì yǒuqù de xiǎoshuō.

That was the most interesting novel that I had ever read.

这是我读过的最好的书。

Zhè shì wǒ dúguo de zuìhǎo de shū.

This is the best book that I've ever read.

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.

这本书值得读两遍。

Zhè běn shū zhíde dú liǎng biàn.

This book is worth reading twice.

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.

这本是我读过最好的书。

Zhè běn shì wǒ dúguo zuìhǎo de shū.

This is the best book I have ever read.

这本道德经我读了三遍。

Zhè běn Dàodéjīng wǒ dúle sān biàn.

I have read this copy of the Tao Te Ching three times.

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.