Chinese Conversation · Level 45
90 words
Chinese word
已读
Pronunciation
Pinyinyǐ dú
Meaning
- verbread
Example
聊天里显示他已读了。liáo tiān lǐ xiǎn shì tā yǐ dú le
The chat shows that he has read it.
More examples
我不小心把重要邮件标记为已读，结果遗漏了。wǒ bù xiǎo xīn bǎ zhòng yào yóu jiàn biāo jì wèi yǐ dú jié guǒ yí lòu le
I accidentally marked an important email as read, so I missed it.
Core concept
A chat message moves from waiting to completed once the recipient has viewed it.
Common phrases
标记为已读biāo jì wèi yǐ dú
mark as read
聊天里显示已读liáo tiān lǐ xiǎn shì yǐ dú
show as read
Similar words
看kàn: Viewing something with the eyes to check what it shows.
读dú: Reading written text with attention to its meaning.
收到shōu dào: Being delivered to another person's device or location.
回复huí fù: Sending a written answer to a message.
Definition in Chinese
用来标示消息已被对方看到，强调消息处于被阅读的完成状态yòng lái biāo shì xiāo xī yǐ bèi duì fāng kàn dào qiáng diào xiāo xī chǔ yú bèi yuè dú de wán chéng zhuàng tài
Word origin
The compound 已 (yǐ, "already") + 读 (dú, "read") presents reading as an action that has already finished.
Usage tips
- Messaging apps can show a message as read while the conversation remains silent, making viewing and replying separate events.