Chinese word

实习

Pronunciation

Pinyinshí xí

Meaning

  • verbdo an internship

Example

我下周开始实习。wǒ xià zhōu kāi shǐ shí xí

I start my internship next week.

Illustration for 实习 (do an internship)

More examples

这学期我在医院实习，每天学很多东西。zhè xué qī wǒ zài yī yuàn shí xí měi tiān xué hěn duō dōng xī

This semester, I am interning at a hospital and learning many things every day.

Core concept

A learner works in a real workplace or institution for a limited time and gains skill through concrete tasks.

Common phrases

  • 在公司实习zài gōng sī shí xí

    intern at a company

  • 开始实习kāi shǐ shí xí

    begin an internship

  • 正在实习zhèng zài shí xí

    be interning

Similar words

工作gōng zuò: Carry out the duties and tasks of a job.
练习liàn xí: Practice a skill or activity repeatedly to become better at it.

Definition in Chinese

在真实的工作或学习环境中，通过承担具体任务来学习和练习，通常指在学校、公司或机构里进行的短期实践训练。zài zhēn shí de gōng zuò huò xué xí huán jìng zhōng tōng guò chéng dān jù tǐ rèn wù lái xué xí hé liàn xí tōng cháng zhǐ zài xué xiào gōng sī huò jī gòu lǐ jìn xíng de duǎn qī shí jiàn xùn liàn

Word origin

实 (shí, "real") + 习 (xí, "learn through practice") forms the idea of learning in real conditions, which explains its use for hands-on training.

Usage tips

  • The verb can follow words meaning start, continue, or finish, so Chinese shows the stage of the training without adding a separate verb meaning "do".

Other meanings

  • apprenticeverb
  • trainverb

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