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“study” in Chinese

Chinese

Also读书 (dú shū) · 书房 (shū fáng) · 研究 (yán jiū) · 念书 (niàn shū) · 求学 (qiú xué)

Pronunciation

Pinyinxué xí

Example

他每天都在学习。tā měi tiān dōu zài xué xí

He studies every day.

Illustration for 学习 (study)

How to say “study” in Chinese

“Study” in Chinese is 学习 (xué xí).

A deliberate path from unfamiliar information to usable knowledge or skill.

Full entry for 学习: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 学习

我和同学一起学习。wǒ hé tóng xué yì qǐ xué xí

I study with my classmates.

Tips for using 学习

  • A time phrase such as every day usually makes this verb describe the activity of studying, while a sentence about new knowledge can make it mean learning or acquiring a skill.

Other Chinese words for “study”

我通过读书学到了很多东西。wǒ tōng guò dú shū xué dào le hěn duō dōng xī

I learned a lot by studying.

我在书房看书。wǒ zài shū fáng kàn shū

I am reading in the study.

我们正在研究这个问题。wǒ men zhèng zài yán jiū zhè ge wèn tí

We are studying this problem.

我在大学里念书。wǒ zài dà xué lǐ niàn shū

I study at a university.

高中毕业后她到北京求学。gāo zhōng bì yè hòu tā dào běi jīng qiú xué

After graduating from high school, she went to Beijing to study.

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