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读取 (dú qǔ) — to read (data) — used for computer data, files, etc.

Definition

A technical verb meaning 'to read (data)' — specifically used when a computer, device, or program accesses or retrieves information. Pair with objects like 数据, 文件, or 格式.

verb
to read (data) — used for computer data, files, etc.

Examples

  • 读取。
    Chéng xù zhèng zài dú qǔ shù jù.
    The program is reading data.
  • 读取。
    Tā xué huì le rú hé cóng yìng pán dú qǔ wén jiàn.
    He learned how to read files from the hard drive.
  • 读取。
    Zhè ge shè bèi kě yǐ dú qǔ duō zhǒng gé shì.
    This device can read multiple formats.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

读dúread
取qǔtake

读 (read) and 取 (take) together express obtaining data by reading.

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.

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

取 pairs 又 (hand) with 耳 (ear), showing a hand taking an ear, as in taking the ear of fallen prey.

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Computers & Internet

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