How to say “study” in Chinese
study; read
“Study” in Chinese is 读书, dú shū: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
读书 is read dú shū: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 讠 “speech”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “读书”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 读书. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我弟弟在中学读书wǒdìdizàizhōngxuédúshūMy younger brother is in secondary school.
- 多读书可以丰富自己的词汇duōdúshūkěyǐfēngfùzìjǐdecíhuìReading a lot enriches your vocabulary.
- 我想多读书充实自己wǒxiǎngduōdúshū,chōngshízìjǐI want to read more and develop myself.
More words from the lesson “School and university”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “study” in Chinese?
“Study” in Chinese is 读书, pinyin dúshū.
What does 读书 mean?
读书 (dúshū) means “study; read”.
How do you write 读书?
读书 is 2 characters: 读 (dú) — read; 书 (shū) — book. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 读书?
读书 is read dúshū. Tones: dú — second tone, shū — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“study” in the lesson “School and university”
This word is from the topic “Study, work and free time” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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