No. 912 in Chinese
读
"Read" or "study."
In a sentence
我每天都会读一本书。
I read a book every day.
In this sentence, "读" means 'to read' as in reading a book.
他正在读大学。
He is attending university.
Here, "读" is used to mean 'to attend' a school or university, implying studying there.
这种文章真难读。
This type of article is really hard to read.
In this example, "读" again means 'to read,' but it emphasizes the difficulty of understanding the content while reading.
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