读 dú
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 卖 to sell
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
读书
dúshū
to read books; to study
Characters in this word
书 shū
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他在读书。 Tā zài dúshū. He is reading.
- 我喜欢读书。 Wǒ xǐhuan dúshū. I like reading.
- 弟弟在大学读书。 Dìdi zài dàxué dúshū. My younger brother studies at university.
- 哥哥在北京读书。 Gēge zài Běijīng dúshū. Older brother studies in Beijing.
- 小王在认真读书。 Xiǎo Wáng zài rènzhēn dúshū. Xiao Wang is studying diligently.
- 你想去哪儿读书？ Nǐ xiǎng qù nǎr dúshū? Where do you want to study?
- 晚上读书好不好？ Wǎnshang dúshū hǎo bù hǎo? How about reading in the evening?
- 别在床上读书。 Bié zài chuáng shang dúshū. Don't read books in bed.
- 读书累不累？ Dúshū lèi bu lèi? Is studying tiring?
- 我今天没有读书。 Wǒ jīntiān méiyǒu dúshū. I didn't study today.
Related words
- 读 dú to read, to read aloud; to study
- 读音 dúyīn pronunciation
- 读者 dúzhě reader
- 阅读 yuèdú to read
- 朗读 lǎngdú to read aloud
- 解读 jiědú to interpret
- 就读 jiùdú to attend school
- 读物 dúwù reading material
- 攻读 gōngdú to study intensively; to pursue a degree
- 宣读 xuāndú to read out; to proclaim by reading
- 书 shū book
- 书包 shūbāo schoolbag