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读出 (dú chū) — to read out (aloud); to read (data) out

Definition

A verb-object phrase meaning 'to read out' — speaking written text aloud, or extracting/displaying data (e.g. a computer reading out values).

verb
to read out (aloud)to read (data) out

Examples

  • 读出。
    Qǐng bǎ zhè duàn wén zì dú chū lái.
    Please read this paragraph out loud.
  • 读出。
    Diàn nǎo zhèng zài dú chū shù jù.
    The computer is reading out data.
  • 读出。
    Tā dú chū le huì yì jì lù.
    He read out the meeting minutes.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

读dúread
出chūout

读 'read' plus 出 'out' gives the sense of reading out.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 讀; 读 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánto say
Sound part声符shēngfú
𧶠
𧶠𧶠讀dú
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 讀 is made of 言 ('to say') and 𧶠 (giving the sound); this description is about 讀, not 读.

Open 读 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

Open 出 →
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