Chinese word

学会

Pronunciation

Pinyinxué huì

Meaning

  • verblearn

Example

孩子们都学会了这首歌。hái zi men dōu xué huì le zhè shǒu gē

The children all learned this song.

Illustration for 学会 (learn)

More examples

我们应该帮助孩子学会与人沟通。wǒ men yīng gāi bāng zhù hái zi xué huì yǔ rén gōu tōng

We should help children learn to communicate with others.

Core concept

Knowledge reaches a shared, usable form: one person masters a skill, or scholars gather around a field of learning.

Common phrases

  • 学会写作xué huì xiě zuò

    learn to write

  • 学会独立生活xué huì dú lì shēng huó

    learn to live independently

  • 学会与人沟通xué huì yǔ rén gōu tōng

    learn to communicate with others

Similar words

学习xué xí: Learning through study, practice, or training to build knowledge or skill.
掌握zhǎng wò: Gaining thorough control of knowledge or a skill and using it with ease.
会huì: Having learned a skill or method well enough to carry it out.
熟悉shú xī: Growing familiar with something and understanding it well through experience.

Definition in Chinese

经过学习或反复练习而获得做某事的能力，强调已经掌握并能付诸实践。jīng guò xué xí huò fǎn fù liàn xí ér huò dé zuò mǒu shì de néng lì qiáng diào yǐ jīng zhǎng wò bìng néng fù zhū shí jiàn

Word origin

The verb 学会 (xuéhuì, "learn and master") joins 学 (xué, "learn") and 会 (huì, "be able"), while the noun uses the same characters for an organized scholarly association or its meeting.

Usage tips

  • The object after this verb can be a song, recipe, language, or procedure, so everyday speech uses it for concrete abilities rather than for a subject studied in general.

Other meanings

  • academic societynoun

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