研读 (yán dú) — to study and read intensively; to pore over (a text)

Definition

研读 (yándú) means to study a text closely and carefully, going beyond a quick read. It implies deep, focused analysis, often of classical or academic material — more intensive than just 阅读 or 读.

verb
to study and read intensivelyto pore over (a text)

Examples

  • 研读。
    Tā měi tiān yán dú jīng diǎn wén xiàn.
    He studies and reads classic literature intensively every day.
  • ，研读。
    Wèi le xiě lùn wén, tā yán dú le hěn duō xiāng guān de zī liào.
    To write his thesis, he intensively studied a lot of related materials.
  • 研读。
    Jiào shòu yāo qiú wǒ men yán dú zhè piān gǔ wén.
    The professor required us to intensively read this classical text.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

研yánresearch
读dúread

研 (research) and 读 (read) together describe intensive study of a text.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
石石shí
Sound part声符shēngfú
幵
幵jiān研yán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 研, the left part 石 is a stone-related component, and the right part 幵 gives the sound.

Open 研 →

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 →

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