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to read
subscription
to read
to experience
to consult
to read and pass on
to thumb through
to access
to borrow books to read
to grade exam papers
to read through to evaluate
to review troops
Notice where 阅 sits in each complete thought.
The Geneva University Library has a good reading room.
Source: Tatoeba #3076588 · CC BY 2.0 FRThis time, although I'm more experienced, there's nobody waiting to meet me.
Source: Tatoeba #775572 · CC BY 2.0 FRIf you don't know what the word means, look it up in the dictionary.
Source: Tatoeba #3857662 · CC BY 2.0 FRI caught sight of a parade on my way home.
Source: Tatoeba #1416156 · CC BY 2.0 FRI'm looking over his report.
Source: Tatoeba #1446921 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.