(xué xí) - to study, to learn, study in Mandarin

xuéxí

Traditional: 學習

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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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This word is part of lesson 22.