学海泛舟

學海泛舟

xuéhǎifànzhōu

idiom

Meanings

1 to sail upon the sea of learning
2 to explore the vast ocean of knowledge

Characters

study, learning

to float, drift

Examples

他一生学海泛舟，乐此不疲。

Tā yīshēng xuéhǎifànzhōu, lè cǐ bù pí.

He has sailed the sea of learning all his life and never tires of it.

学海泛舟需要恒心和方法。

Xuéhǎifànzhōu xūyào héngxīn hé fāngfǎ.

Sailing the sea of learning takes both perseverance and method.

Tips

memory

学海 'sea of learning' + 泛舟 'to drift in a boat.' Picture knowledge as a vast ocean and yourself in a small boat — the journey is endless, which is the point.

culture

A modern set phrase that echoes the classical line 学海无涯 (xuéhǎi wúyá, 'the sea of learning has no shore'), which appears on countless school banners and graduation cards. 学海泛舟 takes the same metaphor and adds an active verb — sailing, not just gazing at the shore.

Stroke Order

学 xué

海 hǎi

泛 fàn

舟 zhōu