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读书 Pronunciation and Pinyin

读书 Usage and Examples

To read books; to study.

The characters in 读书

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
读
dú10read or study
书
shū4book, write, document

More words starting with 读

  • dú读yi一dú读read, have a read
  • dú读wàn万juàn卷shū书xíng行wàn万lǐ里lù路Read widely, travel far., Read extensively, travel widely.
  • dú读shàng上get in, enroll
  • dú读bú不xià下qu去Can't read on, Couldn't get through it
  • dú读bù不dǒng懂can't understand, unintelligible
  • dú读zhī之Read it, To read it
  • dú读shū书wàn万juàn卷Extensive reading, Well-read
  • dú读shū书rén人scholar, intellectual
  • dú读shū书xiū休qì憩Reading break, Study break
  • dú读shū书huì会Book club, Reading group
  • dú读shū书dǎng党bookworm, avid reader
  • dú读shū书xiě写zuò作reading and writing, read and write

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Questions about 读书

What does 读书 mean in Chinese?

读书 (dú shū) means “to read books; to study”.

How do you pronounce 读书?

读书 is pronounced dú shū in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “To read books; to study.” in Chinese?

“To read books; to study.” is 读书 (dú shū) in Chinese.

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