读书(dú shū): to read a book
to read a book
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- dú shū
- Meaning
- to read a book
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- 讀書
Appears in lessons
读书 is taught in these textbook lessons.
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 读书 — tap one to open its word page.
lǎng朗dú读
HSK 5to read aloud
xuān宣dú读
HSK 7-9to read out loud to an audience
jiù就dú读
HSK 7-9to go to school
gōng攻dú读
HSK 7-9to major (in a field)
jiě解dú读
HSK 7-9to decipher
xiū修dú读
to study (in an academic program); to pursue (a degree)
jiè借dú读
to attend school on a temporary basis
pàn判dú读
to interpret (a visual document, a medical exam, an historical event etc)
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