How to say “reading” in Chinese
reading; read
“Reading” in Chinese is 阅读, yuè dú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
阅读 is read yuè dú: 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
Outside, 门 “door”. Inside, the same part as on the right of 说 and 脱.
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 “阅读”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 阅读. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 阅读是积累词汇的有效途径yuèdúshìjīlěicíhuìdeyǒuxiàotújìngReading is an effective way to build your vocabulary.
More words from the lesson “Articles and essays”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “reading” in Chinese?
“Reading” in Chinese is 阅读, pinyin yuèdú.
What does 阅读 mean?
阅读 (yuèdú) means “reading; read”.
How do you write 阅读?
阅读 is 2 characters: 阅 (yuè) — read, look through; 读 (dú) — read. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 阅读?
阅读 is read yuèdú. Tones: yuè — fourth tone, dú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“reading” in the lesson “Articles and essays”
This word is from the topic “In class” of HSK 4. 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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