| 读 |
dú miǎo | to count down the remaining seconds (e.g. in games, rocket launches, New Year's Eve) / (of a boxing referee) to administer the count following a knock-down, starting from "one" |
| 读 |
dòu | comma / phrase marked by pause |
| 读 |
dú | to read out; to read aloud / to read / to attend (school); to study (a subject in school) / to pronounce |
| 秒 |
miǎo | second (unit of time) / arc second (angular measurement unit) / (coll.) instantly |