YellowBridge Chinese Language & Culture
Chinese Language Center

Learn Mandarin Mandarin-English Dictionary & Thesaurus

read
riːd
Main
English Definition
(名) As a noun
  1. Something that is read.
(动) As a verb
  1. Make sense of a language.
  2. Be a student of a certain subject.
  3. To hear and understand.
  4. Interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression.
  5. Interpret something that is written or printed.
  6. Look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed.
  7. Interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior.
  8. Obtain data from magnetic tapes.
  9. Indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments.
  10. Audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role.
  11. Have or contain a certain wording or form.
HyphenationRead
Part of Speech(名) noun
Matching Results
kānto look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard
kànto see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on; to consider; to look after; to treat (an illness); to depend on; to feel (that); (after verb) to give it a try; Watch out! (for a danger)
kànto regard as
dòucomma; phrase marked by pause
to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音
阅读yuèdúto read; reading
看懂kàndǒngto understand what one is reading or watching
理解lǐjiěto comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding
指明zhǐmíngto show clearly; to designate; to indicate
标明biāomíngto mark; to indicate
辨认biànrènto recognize; to identify
观察guāncháto observe; to watch; to survey; to examine; observation; view; perspective
读起来dú qǐlaito read
捧读pěngdúto read (honorific: e.g. your distinguished article)
审读shěndúto read (a draft); to review
Page of 2
Wildcard: Use * as placeholder for 0 or more
Chinese characters or pinyin syllables