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阅读 Pronunciation and Pinyin

阅读 Usage and Examples

To read books or documents.

The characters in 阅读

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
阅
yuè10read, peruse, inspect
读
dú10read or study

More words starting with 阅

  • yuè阅bīng兵military parade, parade
  • yuè阅bīng兵shì式military parade
  • yuè阅bīng兵shì式shàng上at the military parade, during the military parade
  • yuè阅bīng兵duì队wu伍parade contingent, parade formation
  • yuè阅juàn卷to mark papers, to grade papers
  • yuè阅juàn卷guān官Examiner, Grader
  • yuè阅lì历experience, past experience
  • yuè阅lì历fēng丰fù富Experienced, Well-traveled
  • yuè阅lì历de的zēng增zhǎng长Growth of experience, Accumulation of experience
  • yuè阅jìn尽read all, read through
  • yuè阅jìn尽cāng沧sāng桑experienced many vicissitudes, seen much of life's changes
  • yuè阅jī积Accumulated readings, Reading accumulation

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Questions about 阅读

What does 阅读 mean in Chinese?

阅读 (yuè dú) means “to read books or documents”.

How do you pronounce 阅读?

阅读 is pronounced yuè dú in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “To read books or documents.” in Chinese?

“To read books or documents.” is 阅读 (yuè dú) in Chinese.

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