读书

dú shū

HSK 3.0 Level 1 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. to read a book
2. to study
3. to attend school

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 看书 kàn shū 看书 kàn shū to read “看书”侧重看，无出声；“读书”可指朗读或学习。: to read

Synonyms

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• 阅读 yuè dú 阅读 yuè dú to read 两者都可表示看书；但“阅读”更正式，强调理解内容。: to read
• 上学 shàng xué 上学 shàng xué to go to school 表示去学校学习；“读书”也有此义，但更偏重读书活动本身。: to go to school

Usage notes

Collocations

常见搭配：读书报、读书写字、好好读书。

Formality

“读书”在口语和书面语均常见；与“阅读”相比偏口语。

Example Sentences

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读书 给我带来很多乐趣。

Reading brings me a lot of joy.

他好 读书 。

He is fond of reading.

他好 读书 ，每天都会花时间看书。

He is fond of reading and spends time reading every day.

他爱好 读书 。

He enjoys reading.

那个少女在 读书 。

That young lady is reading a book.

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Words Containing 读书

• 折节读书 折节读书 zhé jié dú shū: to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
• 读书人 读书人 dú shū rén: scholar
• 读书会 读书会 dú shū huì: study group
• 读书机 读书机 dú shū jī: audio-output reading machine

Child Words of 读书

• 书 书 shū: book
• 读 读 dòu: comma
• 读 读 dú: to read out; to read aloud