学习
xuéxíTraditional: 学习
Translation
to study, to learn, study
Word origin
A compound of 学 (xué, to study, whose older form shows hands and a child under a roof) and 习 (xí, to practise, depicting a young bird repeatedly flapping its wings), together meaning to study and practise.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 学 (xué, to study) + 习 (xí, to practise)
Stroke order
学
习
Examples
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I study Chinese every day.
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Learning depends on effort.
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He studies very seriously.
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We should learn from him.
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Learning new things makes people happy.
学习 (xué xí) means to study, to learn, study. It works as both a verb and a noun for gaining knowledge or skills.
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Grammar articles
(5)Mandarin Conjunctions: 虽然…但是, 因为…所以, 如果…就 and the Paired Structures That Join Clauses
Mandarin Modal Verbs: 会, 想, 要, 应该, 可以, 能 and the Future-Intent Words 打算, 准备
Mandarin Requests and Imperatives: 请, 别, 不要, the Softening Particles 吧/啊, and Verb Reduplication
The Three de in Mandarin: 的, 得, and 地 and How to Tell Them Apart
Mandarin Word Order: SVO, Topic-Comment, and the 把 Construction That Reorders Everything
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