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学习xué xíto learn; to study

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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. 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?

  1. 我在学习中文。

    Wǒ zài xuéxí Zhōngwén.

    I am studying Chinese.

  2. 他每天学习两个小时。

    Tā měi tiān xuéxí liǎng ge xiǎoshí.

    He studies for two hours every day.

  3. 我们一起学习吧。

    Wǒmen yìqǐ xuéxí ba.

    Let's study together.

How is 学习 used in a conversation?

  1. 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?

  2. 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.

  3. Speaker A:

    难不难?

    Nán bu nán?

    Is it hard?

  4. 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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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.