读书

• 拼音: dú shū
• 汉字拆解: 读 (read) + 书 (book) — to read books, to study

含义

To read; to study; to attend school. Refers broadly to studying or the act of reading books.

Has two main uses: literally reading books (我喜欢读书, I like reading), and more broadly studying or attending school (他在北京读书, he studies in Beijing). A very common expression in Chinese culture that values education.

例句

1. 我喜欢读书。
2. 他在北京读书。
3. 读书可以学到很多东西。

用法指南

语境: education, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你在哪里读书？(Where do you go to school?)
• 多读书对你有好处。(Reading more is good for you.)

错误说法

• 我读书了一本 (读书 is a verb-object phrase — say 我读了一本书 for 'I read a book')

起源与历史

Compound of 读 (read) and 书 (book) — to read books, extended to mean studying in general.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal