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读书

dú shū

2-character word Traditional 讀書

What 读书 means

1. to read a book
2. to study
3. to attend school

The characters in 读书

• 读dúto read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school)
• 书shūbook; letter; document

Example sentences

• 读书。
  Read.
• 他在读书。
  He is reading a book.
• 我在读书。
  I'm reading.
• 你在读书。
  You're reading.
• 我要读书。
  I'm going to read.
• 您在读书。
  You are reading.

Words starting with 读书

• 读书人dú shū rénscholar; intellectual
• 读书会dú shū huìstudy group
• 读书机dú shū jīaudio-output reading machine

Words containing 读书

• 折节读书zhé jié dú shūto start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)