讀 [读]

Jyutping duk6
Pinyin dú

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to read/to study/reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音pīnyīn [拼音]/to attend school
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    將​文字​入面​逐個​字​唸​出​嚟
    to read out
    • 讀出嚟
      读出嚟
      duk6 ceot1 lai4
      to read out
    • 將呢篇課文讀一次。
      将呢篇课文读一次。
      zoeng1 ni1 pin1 fo3 man4 duk6 jat1 ci3.
      Read out this passage once.
  2. 動詞
    學習
    to study; to learn
    • 我讀緊德文。
      我读紧德文。
      ngo5 duk6 gan2 dak1 man2.
      I'm studying German.
    • 我想讀會計。
      我想读会计。
      ngo5 soeng2 duk6 wui6 gai3.
      I want to study accounting.
  3. 動詞
    專指​去​學校度​學習
    to attend school
    • 讀興趣班
      读兴趣班
      duk6 hing3 ceoi3 baan1
      to attend interest classes
    • I've just finished university.
      I've just finished university.
      yue:I've just finished university.
      我啱啱讀完大學。
    • 你讀書 定做嘢？
      你读书 定做嘢？
      nei5 duk6 syu1 ding6 zou6 je5?
      Are you in school or working?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    pronunciation
    • 讀音
      读音
      dú yīn
      pronunciation (of characters)
    • 異讀
      异读
      yì dú
      variant pronunciation
    • 文讀
      文读
      wén dú
      literary reading
  2. character
    to pronounce (a character, a word, etc.)
    • 這個字怎麼讀？
      这个字怎么读？
      zhè ge zì zěn me dú ？
      How do you pronounce this character?
  3. character
    to study
    • 讀大學
      读大学
      dú dà xué
      to study at a university
    • 讀會計
      读会计
      duk6 wui6 gai3
      to study accounting
  4. character
    to read (silently); to peruse
    • 讀書
      读书
      dú shū
      to read; reading
    • 閱讀
      阅读
      yuè dú
      to read
    • 這篇文章值得一讀。
      这篇文章值得一读。
      zhè piān wén zhāng zhí de yī dú ．
      This article is worth reading.
  5. character, obsolete
    to say aloud; to tell
  6. character
    to read aloud; to read out
    • 朗讀
      朗读
      lǎng dú
      to read aloud
    • 有邊讀邊，沒邊讀中間
      有边读边，没边读中间
      yǒu biān dú biān ， méi biān dú zhōng jiān
      read the side if any; read the middle part if there is no side
    • 二讀
      二读
      èr dú
      second reading (of a bill)
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. read, study
  2. pronounce
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    YRGWC
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    IVJNK
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 一级词汇表 #90
  2. HSK3 一级汉字表 #52
  3. HSK3 中等手写字表 #66

讀 [读]

Jyutping dau6
Pinyin dú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to read out; to read aloud
  2. to read
  3. to attend (school); to study (a subject in school)
  4. to pronounce
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. slight pause in reading

讀 [读]

Jyutping duk6
Pinyin dòu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. comma
  2. phrase marked by pause
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    short pause in reading, part of a sentence, clause
    • 句讀
      句读
      jù dòu
      periods and commas, sentences and clauses
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    以前读高中的时候﹐我每天早上六点起床。
    以前讀高中的時候﹐我每天早上六點起床。
    yǐ qián dú gāo zhōng de shí hou ﹐ wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang liù diǎn qǐ chuáng 。
    • Back in high school, I got up at 6 a.m. every morning.
  2. Mandarin
    他后悔在校时没用功读书。
    他後悔在校時沒用功讀書。
    tā hòu huǐ zài xiào shí méi yòng gōng dú shū 。
    • He regrets not having worked harder at school.
    • He regrets not having studied hard at school.
  3. Mandarin
    这本书对你来说读起来太难了。
    這本書對你來説讀起來太難了。
    zhè běn shū duì nǐ lái shuō dú qǐ lai tài nán le 。
    • This book is too difficult for you to read.
  4. Mandarin
    我做完我的功课后，就读这本书。
    我做完我的功課後，就讀這本書。
    wǒ zuò wán wǒ de gōng kè hòu ， jiù dú zhè běn shū 。
    • I read the book after I had finished my homework.
    • This is the book I read after finishing my homework.
  5. Mandarin
    父亲常常在空闲时间读侦探小说。
    父親常常在空閒時間讀偵探小説。
    fù qīn cháng cháng zài kòng xián shí jiān dú zhēn tàn xiǎo shuō 。
    • Father would often read detective stories in his spare time.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢走咗去美国读医。
    佢走咗去美國讀醫。
    keoi5 zau2 zo2 heoi3 mei5 gwok3 duk6 ji1 。
    • He went to the United States to study medicine.
  2. Cantonese
    我而家喺牛津大学读书。
    我而家喺牛津大學讀書。
    ngo5 ji4 gaa1 hai2 ngau4 zeon1 daai6 hok6 duk6 syu1 。
    • I am a student at Oxford University.
  3. Cantonese
    啲英国人唔会噉读㗎。
    啲英國人唔會噉讀㗎。
    di1 jing1 gwok3 jan4 m4 wui2 gam2 duk6 gaa3 。
    • An Englishman would not pronounce it like that.
  4. Cantonese
    如果你想去美国读书，就一定要申请张学生签证先。
    如果你想去美國讀書，就一定要申請張學生簽證先。
    jyu4 gwo2 nei5 soeng2 heoi3 mei5 gwok3 duk6 syu1 ， zau6 jat1 ding6 jiu3 san1 cing2 zoeng1 hok6 saang1 cim1 zing3 sin1 。
    • If you want to study in the United States, you need to get a student visa.
  5. Cantonese
    我读中学𠮶阵时有写日记㗎。
    我讀中學嗰陣時有寫日記㗎。
    ngo5 duk6 zung1 hok6 go2 zan6 si4 jau5 se2 jat6 gei3 gaa3 。
    • I used to keep a diary when I was at high school.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    三十岁读返书都几common。
    三十歲讀返書都幾common。
    saam1 sap6 seoi3 duk6 faan1 syu1 dou1 gei2 kam1 man4.
    • It is common to return to study at 30.
  2. Cantonese
    唔好再信勤力读书就考到5**，冇呢支歌仔唱㗎喇。
    唔好再信勤力讀書就考到5**，冇呢支歌仔唱㗎喇。
    m4 hou2 zoi3 seon3 kan4 lik6 duk6 syu1 zau6 haau2 dou2 ng5 sing1 sing1, mou5 ni1 zi1 go1 zai2 coeng3 gaa3 laa3.
    • Stop believing that paying efforts will lead to getting Level 5**. This strategy will not work anymore.
  3. Cantonese
    佢哋虽然唔信教，但系系读教会学校嘅，所以都识少少圣经。
    佢哋雖然唔信教，但係係讀教會學校嘅，所以都識少少聖經。
    keoi5 dei6 seoi1 jin4 m4 seon3 gaau3, daan6 hai6 hai6 duk6 gaau3 wui2 hok6 haau6 ge3, so2 ji5 dou1 sik1 siu2 siu2 sing3 ging1.
    • Although they are not Christians, they attended a Christian school, therefore being familiar with the Bible.
  4. Cantonese
    我个女真系好想喺贵校就读。
    我個女真係好想喺貴校就讀。
    ngo5 go3 neoi2 zan1 hai6 hou2 soeng2 hai2 gwai3 haau6 zau6 duk6.
    • My daughter really wants to study in your (noble) school.
  5. Cantonese
    你用八达通拍落部读卡器度就会有嘟一声。
    你用八達通拍落部讀卡器度就會有嘟一聲。
    nei5 jung6 baat3 daat6 tung1 paak3 lok6 bou6 duk6 kaat1 hei3 dou6 zau6 wui5 jau5 dyut1 jat1 seng1.
    • You'll hear a beep when you tap an Octopus card on the card reader.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    读U
    讀U
    duk6 ju1
    • to study at a university
  2. Mandarin
    这是最近一期的《读者》。
    這是最近一期的《讀者》。
    zhè shì zuì jìn yī qī de “ dú zhě ” ．
    • This is the latest issue of Duzhe.
  3. Mandarin
    虽然我的阅读水平很好，但是跟中国人讲话有点困难。
    雖然我的閲讀水平很好，但是跟中國人講話有點困難。
    suī rán wǒ de yuè dú shuǐ píng hěn hǎo ， dàn shì gēn zhōng guó rén jiǎng huà yǒu diǎn kùn nán ．
    • Although my reading skills are very good, I have some difficulty conversing with Chinese people.
  4. Mandarin
    她借着微弱的烛光读书。
    她藉着微弱的燭光讀書。
    tā jiè zhe wēi ruò de zhú guāng dú shū ．
    • She was reading by the faint light of the candle.
  5. Mandarin
    日本字。吾国人通读之若动。训解不一。政法书所见者均为勤业劳力之义。经济学称劳动为生产三要素之一。又自动车之动。即拆其字谓乘人自动之意也。
    日本字。吾國人通讀之若動。訓解不一。政法書所見者均為勤業勞力之義。經濟學稱勞動為生產三要素之一。又自動車之動。即拆其字謂乘人自動之意也。
    rì běn zì ． wú guó rén tōng dú zhī ruò dòng ． xùn jiě bù yī ． zhèng fǎ shū suǒ jiàn zhě jūn wèi qín yè láo lì zhī yì ． jīng jì xué chēng láo dòng wèi shēng chǎn sān yào sù zhī yī ． yòu zì dòng chē zhī dòng ． jí chāi qí zì wèi chéng rén zì dòng zhī yì yě ．
    • X
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    你读完博士要你做文员，真系委屈咗你喇。
    你讀完博士要你做文員，真係委屈咗你喇。
    nei5 duk6 jyun4 bok3 si6 jiu3 nei5 zou6 man4 jyun4, zan1 hai6 wai2 wat1 zo2 nei5 laa3.