学无止境

學無止境

xuéwú-zhǐjìng

idiom #62,738

Meanings

1 learning has no end
2 there is always more to learn
3 live and learn

Characters

to learn / study

boundary / realm

Examples

HSK 2

他常说学无止境，所以八十岁还在读书。

Tā cháng shuō xuéwúzhǐjìng, suǒyǐ bāshí suì hái zài dúshū.

He often says learning has no limit, which is why he's still studying at eighty.

HSK 3

学无止境，活到老学到老。

Xuéwúzhǐjìng, huódàolǎoxuédàolǎo.

Learning has no end - keep learning your whole life.

Tips

history

From Liu Kai 刘开's Qing-dynasty essay 《问说》: 理无专在，而学无止境也 - 'truth has no fixed home, and learning has no end.' Often paired with 活到老，学到老 (live till old, learn till old) in modern usage.

Stroke Order

学 xué

无 wú

止 zhǐ

境 jìng