读者
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
读者 (dúzhě) · reader
读者 (dúzhě) means “reader”. It is written with 2 characters: 读 (to read) + 者 (person who does sth). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 读者 is built
The characters
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)
者 zhě · person who does sth
What 者 is made of
- 耂lǎo — old
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Example sentences
这本书有很多读者。Zhè běn shū yǒu hěn duō dúzhě.This book has many readers.
读者们喜欢这篇文章吗？Dúzhěmen xǐhuan zhè piān wénzhāng ma?Do readers like this article?
Questions about 读者
What does 读者 mean?
读者 (dúzhě) means “reader”.
How do you pronounce 读者?
读者 is pronounced dúzhě.
Which HSK level is 读者?
读者 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 读书dúshūto study
- 读音dúyīnpronunciation
- 阅读yuèdúto read
- 朗读lǎngdúto read aloud
- 读dúto read
- 或者huòzhěor
- 记者jìzhěreporter
- 志愿者zhìyuànzhěvolunteer
- 作者zuòzhěauthor
- 患者huànzhěpatient
Learn 读者 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 62: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.