Usage note
“读书”可以指阅读书籍，也可以指在学校学习功课。
“dúshū” kěyǐ zhǐ yuèdú shūjí, yě kěyǐ zhǐ zài xuéxiào xuéxí gōngkè.
This word can mean reading books for pleasure, or it can mean studying school subjects.
Context note
读书这个词经常在学校和家里使用，表示学习功课或者阅读课外书。
Dúshū zhège cí jīngcháng zài xuéxiào hé jiālǐ shǐyòng, biǎoshì xuéxí gōngkè huòzhě yuèdú kèwài shū.
This word is often used at school and at home to mean studying lessons or reading books.
5 examples
我喜欢读书
wǒ xǐ huān dú shū
I like reading books
每天都要读书
měi tiān dōu yào dú shū
You should read books every day
他正在读书
tā zhèng zài dú shū
He is reading a book
妈妈让我读书
mā ma ràng wǒ dú shū
Mom asked me to read books
图书馆有很多书可以读
tú shū guǎn yǒu hěn duō shū kě yǐ dú
The library has many books you can read
5 mini stories
小明每天读书。他喜欢看故事书。
xiǎo míng měi tiān dú shū. tā xǐ huān kàn gù shì shū.
Xiaoming reads books every day. He likes reading storybooks.
周末爸爸带我去图书馆。那里有很多书可以读。
zòu jiǎo dà baba dài wǒ qù tú shū guǎn. nà lǐ yǒu hěn duō shū kě yǐ dú.
On weekends, Dad takes me to the library. There are many books I can read there.
我每天都会读书。这让我很开心。
wǒ měi tiān dōu huì dú shū. zhè ràng wǒ hěn kāi xīn.
I read books every day. This makes me very happy.
妈妈说读书很重要。我答应她每天都会读书。
mā ma shuō dú shū hěn zhòng yào. wǒ dìng yán tā měi tiān dōu huì dú shū.
Mom says reading books is very important. I promised her that I would read every day.
图书馆里有很多小朋友在读书。我也想去。
tú shū guǎn lǐ yǒu hěn duō xiǎo péng yǒu zài dú shū. wǒ yě xiǎng qù.
There are many children reading books in the library. I also want to go there.
Mini dialogue
喜欢读书
A
你周末喜欢做什么？
Nǐ zhōumò xǐhuān zuò shénme?
What do you like to do on weekends?
B
我喜欢在家读书。
Wǒ xǐhuān zài jiā dúshū.
I like to read books at home.
一起读书
A
我们一起读书，好吗？
Wǒmen yīqǐ dúshū, hǎo ma?
Let's read together, okay?
B
好啊，读书很有趣。
Hǎo a, dúshū hěn yǒuqù.
Sure, reading is very interesting.
Related words and contrasts
similar
看书
kànshū
read books
看书 is similar to 读书, but 读书 can also mean 'to study' or 'to attend school'.
related
学习
xuéxí
study; learn
学习 means to study or learn, while 读书 specifically involves reading or studying from books.