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读 [dú]

1. verb [朗读] read

我每天给奶奶读报。

I read the newspaper to my grandmother every day.
2. verb [阅读] read

大家需要仔细读这篇文章。

Everyone should read this article carefully.
3. verb [上学] go to school

他因家庭生活困难只读完小学。

His family were poor so he only managed to get through primary school.

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读 [dú]

1. numerate
2. peruse
3. read

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

读 [dú]

1. 动看着文字并念出声来

朗读

宣读
2. 动看着文字并理解其意义

这本书值得一读

阅读
3. 动指上学或学习

他只读过初中

你读什么专业？

走读
4. 动读作；读音是

这个字读去声，不读阴平

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你朗读的速度过慢，这样在规定的时间内根本读不完这一段。: You read so slowly that you can not finish this paragraph in the regulated time.
阅读后反思，是一种亟待培养的阅读习惯。: It is an urgently needed reading habit to think over an article after reading it.
他的小说集还没开印，读者就已经盼着读啦。: Before his novel has begun to be printed, the readers are already waiting for it.
读这篇兰章是一种阅读的享受！: It is a pleasure to read the beautiful writing.
退休后，他每天乐悠悠的，读读书，写写字，看看戏，倒也惬意。: After he retired he lived leisurely and comfortably, sometimes reading, sometimes writing, or watching a play. More simply, he lived a happy life.
熟读四书五经，他深得其中奥旨。: He did a thorough study of the classics, and was conversant with their meanings.
他的古文功底很深，读白文毫不费力。: His classical Chinese is very good, he understands unannotated ancient Chinese prose.
他的文章笔势雄浑感人，深得读者的喜爱。: His works are written in a powerful, and touching way that is well liked by all his readers.
今天报纸的标题新闻吸引了不少的读者。: Today’s news headlines attracted a lot of readers.
这句话不太好记，读起来有些别嘴。: This sentence is difficult to read, not to mention to memorize.; 776 more results

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读 vs. 念

读 vs. 念
dú vs. niàn

The two verbs are interchangeable in certain situations; in other situations, they are used differently.

1. To mean “ read aloud”, either 读or 念 can be used, but the latter is more casual.
(1) 请你把这篇课文读一遍。
(2) 他把短信念给我听。

Since the two words are different in terms of dated and modern speech, 读is used in 读诗班（"a choir"）, and 念 is used in 和尚念经("monks reciting or chanting scriptures").（读经 is a set phrase meaning “reading old classics”）.

2. To mean “read and comprehend”, 读 is used but not 念.
(1) 他的所有著作我都读过。
(2) 这本书值得一读。
(3) 我们的外语老师想着重提高我们听、说、读、写四个方面的能力。

3. Either can be used to mean “go to school”, but 念 is more informal.
(1) 等你念（读）完大学，就该步入社会了。
(2) 她女儿现在正在读（念）小学。

这两个动词有几个意义，互有分和。
1.表示看着文字发出声音，“读”和“念”都可以，后者更口语化一些。
由于文化程度不同，“读诗班”习惯用“读”，“和尚念经”习惯用“念”（“读经”另有意义，表示阅读古代经书）。
2.表示阅读，用“读”不用“念”。
3.表示上学，两个词都可以，“念”更口语化。

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