Definition
选读 is a noun meaning 'selected readings' or 'anthology' — a collection of curated texts for study, like a reader or course packet. It's also used as a verb-object phrase meaning 'to select and read' or 'to take a course as an elective' (as in 选修). The noun sense is most common in academic contexts (e.g. 鲁迅作品选读 'Selected Readings of Lu Xun's Works').
noun
selected readingsanthology (a curated collection of texts for study)
n.
(verb-object) to select and readto take an elective course
Examples
- 选读。Zhè běn xuǎn dòu shōulù le èrshí piān jīngdiǎn sǎnwén.This anthology includes twenty classic essays.
- 选读。Tā zhè xuéqī xuǎn dòu le sān mén kè.He selected and took three courses this semester.
- 选读。Lǎoshī tuījiàn wǒmen mǎi nà běn xiàndài shīgē xuǎn dòu.The teacher recommended we buy that anthology of modern poetry.
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