学习xué xíto learn; to study
学习 (xué xí) means "to learn; to study." It is a verb for gaining knowledge or skills, whether at school or on your own, as in 学习中文 (study Chinese) and 好好学习 (study hard). It can take an object or stand alone.
What does 学习 mean?
- 1.
to learn; to studyverb
What do the characters in 学习 mean?
- 学to learn
- 习(bound form) to practice
How do you use 学习?
学习 can take a subject as its object, as in 学习中文, or be used alone, as in 他在学习.
Patterns
学习 + subject
她想学习做饭。
Tā xiǎng xuéxí zuòfàn.
She wants to learn to cook.
What are some examples of 学习 in a sentence?
How is 学习 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你学习中文多长时间了?
Nǐ xuéxí Zhōngwén duō cháng shíjiān le?
How long have you been studying Chinese?
- Speaker B:
一年了,我每天晚上学习。
Yì nián le, wǒ měi tiān wǎnshang xuéxí.
For a year. I study every evening.
- Speaker A:
难不难?
Nán bu nán?
Is it hard?
- Speaker B:
汉字有点儿难,说话不太难。
Hànzì yǒudiǎnr nán, shuōhuà bú tài nán.
Characters are a bit hard, but speaking isn't too hard.
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Related words
- 学xuéto learnHSK 1
- 大学dà xuéuniversity; collegeHSK 1
- 学校xué xiàoschoolHSK 1
- 学生xué shēngstudentHSK 1
- 练习liàn xíto practiceHSK 3
- 习惯xí guànhabit; custom; usual practiceHSK 3
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.