Chinese word

朗读

Pronunciation

Pinyinlǎng dú

Meaning

  • verbread aloud

Example

请大声朗读这段课文。qǐng dà shēng lǎng dú zhè duàn kè wén

Please read this passage aloud.

Illustration for 朗读 (read aloud)

More examples

课堂上，学生们轮流朗读这篇课文。kè táng shàng xué shēng men lún liú lǎng dú zhè piān kè wén

In class, the students take turns reading this passage aloud.

Core concept

Written language becomes audible speech, delivered clearly enough for listeners to follow.

Common phrases

  • 朗读课文lǎng dú kè wén

    read the text aloud

  • 大声朗读dà shēng lǎng dú

    read aloud

  • 轮流朗读lún liú lǎng dú

    take turns reading aloud

Similar words

读dú: Read characters or a book by following the written words.
阅读yuè dú: Read written material to understand its content and information.
朗诵lǎng sòng: Read a poem or passage aloud with feeling and expressive changes in tone.
背诵bèi sòng: Say a memorized passage or poem aloud without looking at the text.

Definition in Chinese

用清晰、洪亮的声音把书面文字有声地读出。yòng qīng xī hóng liàng de shēng yīn bǎ shū miàn wén zì yǒu shēng dì dú chū

Word origin

The compound pairs 朗 (lǎng, "bright and clear") with 读 (dú, "read"), linking the quality of the voice to the act of reading text.

Usage tips

  • The word is especially useful when the material is fixed in writing, such as a textbook passage, poem, or notice, rather than when someone speaks spontaneously.

Opposites

Related words

  • 朗读稿lǎng dú gǎoreading scriptnoun
  • 朗读者lǎng dú zhěreadernoun
  • 朗读会lǎng dú huìreading sessionnoun

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