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讀死書 (duk6 sei2 syu1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

讀死書 (duk6 sei2 syu1, dú sǐ shū) — Reading a book without understanding it; to cram and study for exams only; not knowing how to apply knowledge in practice

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 讀口黃 (duk6 hau2 wong2) — to recite something without understanding its meaning
• 讀壞詩書包壞腳 (duk6 waai6 si1 syu1 baau1 waai6 goek3) — to describe someone who is stubbornly sticking to outworn rules and idea; a phr…
• 讀屎片 (duk6 si2 pin2) — (literally: to read diaper); to have learned nothing from one's studies
• 讀破字膽 (duk6 po3 zi6 daam2) — To read the word wrongly
• 讀者來信 (duk6 ze2 loi4 seon3) — Letters to the Editor; Readers' letters
• 讀者群 (duk6 ze2 kwan4) — Readers

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