(yán jiū) - research, study, investigate in Mandarin
yánjiūTraditional: 研究
HSK 4
#766 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
research, study, investigate
Word origin
A compound of 研 (yán, 'to grind, study closely') and 究 (jiū, 'to investigate thoroughly'). 研 is a phono-semantic compound of 石 (shí, 'stone') with a phonetic element, originally 'to grind'; 究 combines 穴 (xué, 'cave') with 九 (jiǔ) as phonetic.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 研 (yán, 'to grind, examine') + 究 (jiū, 'to investigate')
Stroke order
研
究
Examples
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He is researching this problem.
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We need more research.
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She has studied history for ten years.
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He researches Chinese history.
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This question is worth studying.
研究 (yán jiū) means research, study, investigate. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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