read

读

dú

To read written material.

Standard Mapping

Chinese: 读
Pinyin: dú
Meaning: 阅读文字内容
Note: Manual transitive action.

Meaning and Usage

Meaning and Usage

Use in manually authored transitive sentences. Generator disabled.

Mapping Boundary

Correct: Teacher first read book → 老师先读书。

Incorrect: Inflect read in canonical Chinglish.

Reason: The base token is stable.

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Mapping Boundary

Correct Mapping

Teacher first read book → 老师先读书。

Incorrect Mapping or Split

Inflect read in canonical Chinglish.

Reason

The base token is stable.

Chinglish Examples

I read book Chinese Sentence 我读书。 Full Pinyin wǒ dú shū Natural English I read the book. Teacher first read book Chinese Sentence 老师先读书。 Full Pinyin lǎo shī xiān dú shū Natural English The teacher reads first.

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