学习

學習

xuéxí

verb HSK 1 #1,218

Meanings

Learn and practice — the full process of studying.

我在学习中文。

Wǒ zài xuéxí Zhōngwén.

I'm studying Chinese.

学习很重要。

Xuéxí hěn zhòngyào.

Studying is very important.

好好学习，天天向上。

Hǎohǎo xuéxí, tiāntiān xiàngshàng.

Study well, improve every day.

culture

'好好学习，天天向上' (Study well, improve every day) is a famous motto attributed to Mao Zedong. It's posted in nearly every Chinese classroom.

usage

学习 is more formal than 学. Use 学习 for 'studying' in general; 学 for learning specific things (学中文, 学做饭).

学 xué

习 xí