读书 (dú shū): To read a book (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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HSK 3.0 · L1

dú读

read aloud

HSK 3.0 · L1

shū书

book

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Example Sentences with 读书

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

xià下

wǔ午

dōu都

dú读

shū书

。

I read a book every afternoon.

tā他

xǐ喜

huan欢

zài在

tú图

shū书

guǎn馆

lǐ里

dú

tā他

měi每

tiān天

jiān坚

chí持

dú读

shū书

yì一

xiǎo

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

zài在

shēn深

yè夜

ān安

jìng静

dì地

tā他

xǐ喜

huan欢

zài在

tú图

shū书

guǎn馆

ān安

jìng静

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Example Sentences with 读书

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

xià下

wǔ午

dōu都

dú读

shū书

。

I read a book every afternoon.

tā他

xǐ喜

huan欢

zài在

tú图

shū书

guǎn馆

lǐ里

dú

tā他

měi每

tiān天

jiān坚

chí持

dú读

shū书

yì一

xiǎo

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

zài在

shēn深

yè夜

ān安

jìng静

dì地

tā他

xǐ喜

huan欢

zài在

tú图

shū书

guǎn馆

ān安

jìng静

说明书

shuō míng shū

(technical) manual

书房shū fángstudy (room)

书架shū jiàbookcase

图书tú shūbooks (in a library or bookstore)

读

shū书

。

He likes to read a book in the library.

小

shí时

。

He insists on reading for an hour every day.

dú读

shū书

。

I like to read quietly late at night.

dì地

dú读

shū书

。

He likes to read books quietly in the library.

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读书 (dú shū): To read a book (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

Animated Stroke Order

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Example Sentences with 读书

Animated Stroke Order

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