学以致用

學以致用

xuéyǐ-zhìyòng

idiom #39,124

Meanings

学习的目的是学以致用。

Xuéxí de mùdì shì xuéyǐzhìyòng.

The purpose of study is to put what you learn to use.

他毕业后终于有机会学以致用。

Tā bìyè hòu zhōngyú yǒujī huì xuéyǐzhìyòng.

After graduating, he finally had the chance to apply what he'd learned.

这个实习让我真正做到了学以致用。

Zhège shíxí ràngwǒ zhēnzhèng zuòdào le xuéyǐzhìyòng.

This internship really let me put my studies into practice.

grammar

Structure: 学 (study) + 以 (in order to) + 致用 (bring about use). 致 here means 'cause to arrive / bring about' — not the common 'send' meaning.

usage

Education and career contexts. Often contrasted with 纸上谈兵 (empty theory) or 死读书 (bookish learning divorced from reality).

学 xué

以 yǐ

致 zhì

用 yòng