Sentence #2567442 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 阅读 is built
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阅yuèto inspect
门gate · mén
兑cash · duì
读dúto read out; to read aloud
讠speech form of 言 · yán
卖to sell · mài
Memory aidSpeech 讠 on the left, because reading was done aloud. In the full form 讀 the right-hand part gave the sound; it now looks like 賣 (mài) “to sell”, but was once a different part, read yù.
How to write 阅读
阅 10 strokes · 读 10 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 阅读 (yuèdú). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
阅读 (yuèdú) means “to read” or “reading”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it yuèdú: yuè with a 4th tone, then dú with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 阅读 is written 閱讀. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yuedu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 阅读 from the suggestions. Typing yuedu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
阅读 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
阅yuè4th tone, falling
读dú2nd tone, rising
