Chinese word

跟读

Pronunciation

Pinyingēn dú

Meaning

  • verbrepeat after

Example

请你跟读这句话。qǐng nǐ gēn dú zhè jù huà

Please repeat this sentence after me.

Illustration for 跟读 (repeat after)

More examples

老师让我们跟读课文几遍。lǎo shī ràng wǒ men gēn dú kè wén jǐ biàn

The teacher had us repeat the passage several times.

Core concept

One voice stays close behind another, copying its words and spoken flow instead of answering independently.

Common phrases

  • 跟读这句话gēn dú zhè jù huà

    repeat this sentence after someone

  • 跟读句子gēn dú jù zi

    repeat a sentence after someone

  • 跟读单词gēn dú dān cí

    repeat a word after someone

Similar words

跟着读gēn zhe dú: Reading aloud together with a person or recording while following its pace.
跟着说gēn zhe shuō: Speaking the same words at the same time as another person.
模仿mó fǎng: Copying the pronunciation and speaking style of another person.
复读fù dú: Repeating words or sounds aloud after they have already been said.

Definition in Chinese

在别人读出句子或短语时，立即重复其发音以练习语音、声调和连读。zài bié rén dú chū jù zi huò duán yǔ shí lì jí chóng fù qí fā yīn yǐ liàn xí yǔ yīn shēng diào hé lián dú

Word origin

跟 (gēn, "follow") + 读 (dú, "read") presents the learner's reading as something that follows another person's reading, which gives the compound its practice meaning.

Usage tips

  • For English-speaking learners, this is a practice pattern rather than an ordinary conversational turn: one speaker supplies the model while the other follows its timing.

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