Read Edit View history 讀書 dúshū HSK1 to read Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 读书 讀書 dú//shū to read verb + noun To read a book either aloud or to oneself; to engage in reading as an activity. 他现在在图书馆读书。 tā xiànzài zài túshūguǎn dú shū. He is studying in the library now. 他们晚上不能读书。 tāmen wǎnshang bùnéng dú shū. They can't read at night. to study verb + noun To attend school or be a student; to pursue an education. 从小学到大学，读书都是免费的。 cóng xiǎoxué dào dàxué, dú shū dōu shì miǎn fèi de. From primary school to university, education is free. Frequency Movie subtitles 18.8 per million appears in 8% of films Written text 39.1 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 1 Cross-References Same as 念书 niànshū念书 niànshū Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
读书 讀書 dú//shū to read verb + noun To read a book either aloud or to oneself; to engage in reading as an activity. 他现在在图书馆读书。 tā xiànzài zài túshūguǎn dú shū. He is studying in the library now. 他们晚上不能读书。 tāmen wǎnshang bùnéng dú shū. They can't read at night. to study verb + noun To attend school or be a student; to pursue an education. 从小学到大学，读书都是免费的。 cóng xiǎoxué dào dàxué, dú shū dōu shì miǎn fèi de. From primary school to university, education is free. Frequency Movie subtitles 18.8 per million appears in 8% of films Written text 39.1 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 1 Cross-References Same as 念书 niànshū念书 niànshū Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)