shì dúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to read and interpret ancient texts / to decipher
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Original source entry:

釋讀 释读 [shi4 du2] /to read and interpret ancient texts/to decipher/

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Other forms in these source records: 釋讀

  • 释
    shì

    to explain / to release / Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shì jiā móu ní]) / Buddhism

  • 读
    dòu

    comma / phrase marked by pause

    dú

    to read out / to read aloud / to read / to attend (school) / to study (a subject in school) / to pronounce

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