朗读
Old HSK 5
朗读 (lǎngdú) · to read aloud
朗读 (lǎngdú) means “to read aloud”. It is written with 2 characters: 朗 (bright) + 读 (to read). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 朗读 is built
The characters
朗 lǎng · bright
What 朗 is made of
- 良liáng — good
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
读 dú · to read
What 读 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 卖mài — to sell
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 买mǎi — to buy
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 头tóu — head
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: To show off 卖 one's literacy 讠 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请你朗读一下这段课文。Qǐng nǐ lǎngdú yíxià zhè duàn kèwén.Please read this passage aloud.
她每天早上朗读英语。Tā měitiān zǎoshang lǎngdú Yīngyǔ.She reads English aloud every morning.
Questions about 朗读
What does 朗读 mean?
朗读 (lǎngdú) means “to read aloud”.
How do you pronounce 朗读?
朗读 is pronounced lǎngdú.
Which HSK level is 朗读?
朗读 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 开朗kāilǎngcheerful
- 晴朗qínglǎngsunny
- 读书dúshūto study
- 读音dúyīnpronunciation
- 读者dúzhěreader
- 阅读yuèdúto read
- 读dúto read
Learn 朗读 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 58: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.