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读书

dúshū

Traditional: 讀書

to read a book

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Meaning of 读书 in English

dúshūHSK 1verbSyllabus #43
  1. to read a book
  2. to study
  3. to attend school

Example sentences

  1. 为什么你想到外国读书？
    wèi shén me nǐ xiǎng dào wài guó dú shū？
    Why do you want to study abroad?
    Tatoeba #471351 by fucongcong · #16456 by kebukebu · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 为什么您想到外国读书？
    wèi shén me nín xiǎng dào wài guó dú shū？
    Why do you want to study abroad?
    Tatoeba #471352 by fucongcong · #16456 by kebukebu · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 你在私立学校读书吗？
    nǐ zài sī lì xué xiào dú shū ma？
    Do you go to a private school?
    Tatoeba #2052511 by sadhen · #2847829 by englishchinese · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

读 on its own →
dú · to read out; to read aloud

HSK words with 读

读HSK 1读者HSK 4阅读HSK 4读音HSK 5解读HSK 6就读HSK 6朗读HSK 6读物HSK 7–9攻读HSK 7–9宣读HSK 7–9
书 on its own →
shū · book

HSK words with 书

书HSK 1书店HSK 1书包HSK 2电子书HSK 3图书馆HSK 3说明书HSK 4秘书HSK 5书法HSK 5书房HSK 5书架HSK 5

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences