选读 (xuǎn dòu) — (noun) selected readings, anthology (a curated collection of texts for study); (verb-object) to select and read; to take an elective course

Definition

As a noun, 选读 means an 'anthology' or curated reading collection; the verb-object sense is to take an elective course or read selectively.

noun
selected readingsanthology (a curated collection of texts for study)(verb-object) to select and readto take an elective course

Examples

  • 选读
    Zhè běn xuǎn dòu shōu lù le èr shí piān jīng diǎn sǎn wén.
    This anthology includes twenty classic essays.
  • 选读
    Tā zhè xué qī xuǎn dòu le sān mén kè.
    He selected and took three courses this semester.
  • 选读
    Lǎo shī tuī jiàn wǒ men mǎi nà běn xiàn dài shī gē xuǎn dòu.
    The teacher recommended we buy that anthology of modern poetry.

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