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读
dú
Original teaching content · provenance and version
Local audio pilot: technical checks passed; new candidates still need listening review.
Mandarin pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Previously approved by project reviewer
- pinyin
- dú
- simplified
- 读
- traditional
- 讀
1 · verb
To look at written words and understand or say them.
看文字并理解或念出内容。
The present is /rid/; the past and participle are /rɛd/, with the same spelling.
Could you read this sentence slowly?
English pronunciation · Device-generated pronunciation (depends on browser and system voices)
Your current device will speak after you click; voices can differ by device.
你可以慢慢读这个句子吗？
Share this public expressionMandarin pronunciation · Device-generated pronunciation (depends on browser and system voices)
Your current device will speak after you click; voices can differ by device.
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Learn 读 with its example phrase. Mandarin citation form: dú.
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