拜读 bàidú to read with respect Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 拜 bài verbadverb [polite prefix] (bound form) polite prefix used before certain verbs to show respect to the other person, as in 拜访 bàifǎng, 拜托 bàituō, or 拜读 bàidú读 讀 dú verb to read to read; to read aloud; to read and understand a text