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阅读

yuè dú

reading

Usage note

阅读表示看书、看文章并理解内容。

yuè dú biǎo shì kàn shū 、 kàn wén zhāng bìng lǐ jiě nèi róng。

阅读 means to read books or articles and understand them.

Context note

阅读常用于学习、作业和兴趣。

yuè dú cháng yòng yú xué xí 、 zuò yè hé xìng qù。

Reading is often used with study, homework, and interests.

5 examples

我喜欢阅读
wǒ xǐ huan yuè dú。
I like reading.
今天要做阅读
jīn tiān yào zuò yuè dú。
We need to do reading today.
阅读可以增加知识。
yuè dú kě yǐ zēng jiā zhī shi。
Reading can increase knowledge.
老师让我们阅读文章。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men yuè dú wén zhāng。
The teacher asked us to read the article.
他每天都会阅读
tā měi tiān dōu huì yuè dú。
He reads every day.

5 mini stories

我晚上喜欢阅读
wǒ wǎn shàng xǐ huan yuè dú。
I like reading at night.
阅读让人学到很多。
yuè dú ràng rén xué dào hěn duō。
Reading teaches people a lot.
老师给我们安排了阅读任务。
lǎo shī gěi wǒ men ān pái le yuè dú rèn wu。
The teacher gave us a reading task.
他在图书馆安静地阅读
tā zài tú shū guǎn ān jìng dì yuè dú。
He read quietly in the library.
这本书适合孩子阅读
zhè běn shū shì hé hái zi yuè dú。
This book is suitable for children to read.

Mini dialogue

一起阅读

A
你喜欢阅读什么书?
Nǐ xǐhuan yuèdú shénme shū?
What books do you like to read?
B
我喜欢阅读故事书。
Wǒ xǐhuan yuèdú gùshi shū.
I like reading storybooks.

阅读时间

A
每天阅读半小时,可以学到很多知识。
Měitiān yuèdú bàn xiǎoshí, kěyǐ xué dào hěn duō zhīshi.
Reading for half an hour every day can help you learn a lot.
B
好的,我们一起阅读吧。
Hǎo de, wǒmen yìqǐ yuèdú ba.
Okay, let's read together.

Related words and contrasts

similar
读书
dúshū
to read; to study

阅读 is the activity of reading; 读书 can also mean studying

similar
看书
kànshū
to read a book

看书 is casual; 阅读 is more formal

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