read, study; pronounce

DEFINITIONS

讀 dú
  • to read
  • to study
  • reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1]
讀 dòu
  • comma
  • phrase marked by pause

WORDS

pīn dú to pronounce a word after mentally processing its spelling; (phonics) blending
pěng dú to read (honorific: e.g. your distinguished article)
gōng dú to major (in a field); to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree
wén dú literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character
yì dú legible; readable
有聲物 yǒu shēng dú wù audiobook; recording of a person reading the text of a book
lǎng dú to read aloud
fàn dú extensive reading
shú dú to read and re-read sth until one is familiar with it
lüè dú to read cursorily; to skim through
yì dú variant pronunciation (when the same character has more than one reading)
詞 yì dú cí word having alternative pronunciations
bái dú colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character
不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
yán dú to study attentively (a book); to delve into
pò dú pronunciation of a character other than the standard; lit. broken reading
jīng dú intensive reading; to peruse; perusal
課 jīng dú kè intensive reading course
tǒng dú standard (unified) pronunciation of a character with multiple readings, as stipulated by the PRC Ministry of Education in 1985
gēng dú to be both a farmer and a scholar; to work the land and also undertake academic studies
聽君一席話,勝十年書 tīng jūn yī xí huà , shèng dú shí nián shū listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)
自然拼 zì rán pīn dú phonics
行千里路,萬卷書 xíng qiān lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū see 行萬里路,讀萬卷書|行万里路,读万卷书[xing2 wan4 li3 lu4 , du2 wan4 juan4 shu1]
行萬里路勝萬捲書 xíng wàn lǐ lù shèng dú wàn juǎn shū to travel a thousand miles beats reading a thousand books
行萬里路,萬卷書 xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom); Learn as much as you can and do all you can.