verb, idiom, pronoun, adjective · to read or look through written material

他在读一本非常有意思的小说。

verb, noun · to attend an educational institution or study a specific subject

你大学打算去哪个城市读？

verb, noun · to read out loud or to pronounce text

请把这篇文章的第一段读一遍。

verb · a pause in reading or a phrase marked by a pause, especially in the context of punctuating classical Chinese text

句读之不知，惑之不解。