pīnyīn 
pin1yin1 
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ 
 
simplified 
traditional 
 
读 
讀 
dou4 
 
 
comma; phrase marked by pause 
 
读 
讀 
du2 
 
 
to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音 
 
 
strokes 
22 
 
radical 
 
 
strokes after radical 
15 
 
白读 
白讀 
bai2 du2 
 
 
colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character 
 
百读不厌 
百讀不厭 
bai3 du2 bu4 yan4 
 
 
to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom) 
 
拜读 
拜讀 
bai4 du2 
 
 
(polite) to read (sth) 
 
半工半读 
半工半讀 
ban4 gong1 ban4 du2 
 
 
part work, part study; work-study program 
 
饱读 
飽讀 
bao3 du2 
 
 
to read intensively 
 
唇读 
唇讀 
chun2 du2 
 
 
to lip-read; lipreading 
 
错读 
錯讀 
cuo4 du2 
 
 
to mispronounce 
 
导读 
導讀 
dao3 du2 
 
 
guide (e.g. book or other printed material) 
 
读报 
讀報 
du2 bao4 
 
 
to read newspapers 
 
读本 
讀本 
du2 ben3 
 
 
reader; an instructional book 
 
读懂 
讀懂 
du2 dong3 
 
 
to read and understand 
 
读法 
讀法 
du2 fa3 
 
 
reading; pronunciation (of a Chinese character) 
 
读后感 
讀後感 
du2 hou4 gan3 
 
 
impression of a book; opinion expressed in a book review 
 
读经 
讀經 
du2 jing1 
 
 
to study the Confucian classics; to read scriptures or canonical texts 
 
读卡器 
讀卡器 
du2 ka3 qi4 
 
 
card reader 
 
读卖新闻 
讀賣新聞 
du2 mai4 xin1 wen2 
 
 
Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper) 
 
读破 
讀破 
du2 po4 
 
 
to read extensively and thoroughly; nonstandard pronunciation of a Chinese character, e.g. reading  in compound 愛好|爱好 "hobby" in place of  
 
读破句 
讀破句 
du2 po4 ju4 
 
 
incorrect break in reading Chinese, dividing text into clauses at wrong point 
 
读谱 
讀譜 
du2 pu3 
 
 
to read a score; to read music 
 
读取 
讀取 
du2 qu3 
 
 
(of a computer etc) to read (data) 
 
读书 
讀書 
du2 shu1 
 
 
to read a book; to study; to attend school 
 
读书会 
讀書會 
du2 shu1 hui4 
 
 
study group 
 
读书机 
讀書機 
du2 shu1 ji1 
 
 
audio-output reading machine 
 
读书人 
讀書人 
du2 shu1 ren2 
 
 
scholar; intellectual 
 
读数 
讀數 
du2 shu4 
 
 
reading; data from meter 
 
读头 
讀頭 
du2 tou2 
 
 
reading head (e.g. in tape deck) 
 
读万卷书,行万里路 
讀萬卷書,行萬里路 
du2 wan4 juan4 shu1 - xing2 wan4 li3 lu4 
 
 
see 行萬里路,讀萬卷書|行万里路,读万卷书 
 
读物 
讀物 
du2 wu4 
 
 
reading material 
 
读写 
讀寫 
du2 xie3 
 
 
reading and writing 
 
读写能力 
讀寫能力 
du2 xie3 neng2 li4 
 
 
literacy 
 
读心术 
讀心術 
du2 xin1 shu4 
 
 
mind reading (in psychology or Western magic) 
 
读研 
讀研 
du2 yan2 
 
 
to attend graduate school 
 
读音 
讀音 
du2 yin1 
 
 
pronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character 
 
读音错误 
讀音錯誤 
du2 yin1 cuo4 wu4 
 
 
mistake of pronunciation 
 
读者 
讀者 
du2 zhe3 
 
 
reader 
 
读者文摘 
讀者文摘 
du2 zhe3 wen2 zhai1 
 
 
Reader's Digest 
 
泛读 
泛讀 
fan4 du2 
 
 
extensive reading 
 
复读 
復讀 
fu4 du2 
 
 
to return to the same school and repeat a course from which one has already graduated, as a result of failing to get good enough results to progress to one's desired higher-level school 
 
复读 
複讀 
fu4 du2 
 
 
(of an audio device) to repeat a recorded phrase (e.g. for language learning) 
 
复读生 
復讀生 
fu4 du2 sheng1 
 
 
student who repeats (a course, grade etc) at school 
 
耕读 
耕讀 
geng1 du2 
 
 
to be both a farmer and a scholar; to work the land and also undertake academic studies 
 
攻读 
攻讀 
gong1 du2 
 
 
to major (in a field); to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree 
 
工读生 
工讀生 
gong1 du2 sheng1 
 
 
student who also works part-time; (old) reform-school student 
 
工读学校 
工讀學校 
gong1 du2 xue2 xiao4 
 
 
the reformatory; reform school 
 
计算机可读 
計算機可讀 
ji4 suan4 ji1 ke3 du2 
 
 
computer-readable; machine-readable 
 
解读 
解讀 
jie3 du2 
 
 
to decipher; to decode; to interpret 
 
借读 
借讀 
jie4 du2 
 
 
to attend school on a temporary basis 
 
精读 
精讀 
jing1 du2 
 
 
intensive reading; to peruse; perusal 
 
精读课 
精讀課 
jing1 du2 ke4 
 
 
intensive reading course 
 
就读 
就讀 
jiu4 du2 
 
 
to go to school 
 
句读 
句讀 
ju4 dou4 
 
 
pausing at the end of a phrase or sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used); punctuation; periods and commas; sentences and phrases 
 
可擦写可编程只读存储器 
可擦寫可編程祇讀存儲器 
ke3 ca1 xie3 ke3 bian1 cheng2 zhi1 du2 cun2 chu3 qi4 
 
 
EPROM (erasable programmable read-only memory) 
 
可读音性 
可讀音性 
ke3 du2 yin1 xing4 
 
 
pronounceability 
 
课外读物 
課外讀物 
ke4 wai4 du2 wu4 
 
 
extracurricular reading material 
 
朗读 
朗讀 
lang3 du2 
 
 
to read aloud 
 
连读 
連讀 
lian2 du2 
 
 
liaison (in phonetics) 
 
略读 
略讀 
lve4 du2 
 
 
to read cursorily; to skim through 
 
默读 
默讀 
mo4 du2 
 
 
to read in silence 
 
判读 
判讀 
pan4 du2 
 
 
to interpret (a visual document, a medical exam, an historical event etc); to analyze data (from a chip, a black box etc) 
 
陪读 
陪讀 
pei2 du2 
 
 
to accompany one's child or spouse who is studying overseas; to help a child with their study, reading or practicing together 
 
捧读 
捧讀 
peng3 du2 
 
 
to read (honorific: e.g. your distinguished article) 
 
拼读 
拼讀 
pin1 du2 
 
 
phonetic reading; combine sounds into words 
 
破读 
破讀 
po4 du2 
 
 
pronunciation of a character other than the standard; lit. broken reading 
 
审读 
審讀 
shen3 du2 
 
 
to read (a draft); to review 
 
失读症 
失讀症 
shi1 du2 zheng4 
 
 
alexia 
 
释读 
釋讀 
shi4 du2 
 
 
to read and interpret ancient texts; to decipher 
 
试读 
試讀 
shi4 du2 
 
 
to read a sample chapter of a book; to subscribe to a publication on a trial basis; to attend classes on a trial basis 
 
熟读 
熟讀 
shu2 du2 
 
 
to read and re-read sth until one is familiar with it 
 
诵读 
誦讀 
song4 du2 
 
 
to read aloud 
 
诵读困难症 
誦讀困難症 
song4 du2 kun4 nan5 zheng4 
 
 
dyslexia 
 
速读 
速讀 
su4 du2 
 
 
speed reading 
 
听君一席话,胜读十年书 
聽君一席話,勝讀十年書 
ting1 jun1 yi1 xi2 hua4 - sheng4 du2 shi2 nian2 shu1 
 
 
listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb) 
 
统读 
統讀 
tong3 du2 
 
 
standard (unified) pronunciation of a character with multiple readings, as stipulated by the PRC Ministry of Education in 1985 
 
唯读 
唯讀 
wei2 du2 
 
 
read only (computing) 
 
文读 
文讀 
wen2 du2 
 
 
literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character 
 
误读 
誤讀 
wu4 du2 
 
 
to misread; (fig.) to misunderstand; to misinterpret 
 
行千里路,读万卷书 
行千里路,讀萬卷書 
xing2 qian1 li3 lu4 - du2 wan4 juan4 shu1 
 
 
see 行萬里路,讀萬卷書|行万里路,读万卷书 
 
行万里路,读万卷书 
行萬里路,讀萬卷書 
xing2 wan4 li3 lu4 - du2 wan4 juan4 shu1 
 
 
Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom); Learn as much as you can and do all you can. 
 
行万里路胜读万卷书 
行萬里路勝讀萬捲書 
xing2 wan4 li3 lu4 sheng4 du2 wan4 juan3 shu1 
 
 
to travel a thousand miles beats reading a thousand books 
 
宣读 
宣讀 
xuan1 du2 
 
 
to read out loud to an audience; a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference) 
 
研读 
研讀 
yan2 du2 
 
 
to study attentively (a book); to delve into 
 
以飨读者 
以饗讀者 
yi3 xiang3 du2 zhe3 
 
 
for the benefit of the reader 
 
易读 
易讀 
yi4 du2 
 
 
legible; readable 
 
异读 
異讀 
yi4 du2 
 
 
variant pronunciation (when the same character has more than one reading) 
 
异读词 
異讀詞 
yi4 du2 ci2 
 
 
word having alternative pronunciations 
 
音读 
音讀 
yin1 du2 
 
 
reading or phonetic value of a character 
 
有声读物 
有聲讀物 
you3 sheng1 du2 wu4 
 
 
audiobook; recording of a person reading the text of a book 
 
元音失读 
元音失讀 
yuan2 yin1 shi1 du2 
 
 
vowel devoicing 
 
阅读 
閱讀 
yue4 du2 
 
 
to read; reading 
 
阅读广度 
閱讀廣度 
yue4 du2 guang3 du4 
 
 
reading span 
 
阅读理解 
閱讀理解 
yue4 du2 li3 jie3 
 
 
reading comprehension 
 
阅读器 
閱讀器 
yue4 du2 qi4 
 
 
reader (software) 
 
阅读时间 
閱讀時間 
yue4 du2 shi2 jian1 
 
 
viewing time 
 
阅读障碍 
閱讀障礙 
yue4 du2 zhang4 ai4 
 
 
dyslexia 
 
阅读装置 
閱讀裝置 
yue4 du2 zhuang1 zhi4 
 
 
electronic reader (e.g. for barcodes, RFID tags etc) 
 
再读 
再讀 
zai4 du2 
 
 
to read again; to review (a lesson etc) 
 
折节读书 
折節讀書 
zhe2 jie2 du2 shu1 
 
 
to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom) 
 
只读 
只讀 
zhi3 du2 
 
 
read-only (computing) 
 
重读 
重讀 
zhong4 du2 
 
 
stress (on a syllable) 
 
住读 
住讀 
zhu4 du2 
 
 
to attend boarding school 
 
走读 
走讀 
zou3 du2 
 
 
to attend school as a day student