读dúto read out; to read aloud
读 (dú) means "to read out; to read aloud" or "to read." It appears in 请大声读课文。 (Please read the text aloud.) and 我喜欢读书。 (I like reading.) In the dialogue, A asks what B is doing, B says B is reading the text, A asks B to read it aloud, and B agrees.
What does 读 mean?
- 1.
to read out; to read aloudverb
- 2.
to readverb
What does the character 读 mean?
- 读to read out; to read aloud
How do you use 读?
See it in 大声读课文 and 读书
What are some examples of 读 in a sentence?
How is 读 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你在做什么?
Nǐ zài zuò shénme?
What are you doing?
- Speaker B:
我在读课文。
Wǒ zài dú kèwén.
I'm reading the text.
- Speaker A:
你可以大声读吗?
Nǐ kěyǐ dàshēng dú ma?
Can you read it aloud?
- Speaker B:
好,我大声读。
Hǎo, wǒ dàshēng dú.
OK, I'll read it aloud.
Can you use 读 correctly?
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.