Chinese word dictionary

耕读

gēng dú · to be both a farmer and a scholar; to work the land and also undertake academic studies

Practice word

Word information

Simplified耕读

Traditional耕讀

Pinyingēng dú

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

耕gēng

to plow, to cultivate

读dú

to study, to learn; to read, to pronounce

How to learn 耕读

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

读dú

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

读书dúshū

to read a book; to study; to attend school

读者dúzhě

reader

阅读yuèdú

to read; reading

读音dúyīn

pronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character

解读jiědú

to decipher; to decode; to interpret