学而时习之

學而時習之
xué ér shí xí zhī
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 to study and review it at the proper time
  2. 2 to learn something and regularly put it into practice (literally)

Examples

HSK 3
Lǎoshī yāoqiú wǒmen xué ér shí xí zhī, měitiān fùxí.
The teacher wants us to 'learn and review at the right time,' revisiting the material daily.
HSK 7-9
Xué ér shí xí zhī, bú yì yuè hū? Zhè shì Kǒngzǐ de míngyán.
'To learn and review it at the right time - is that not a joy?' This is Confucius's famous line.

Tips

history
Opening of the Analects 《论语·学而》: 学而时习之,不亦说乎? (To learn and then review it in a timely way - is that not a joy?) The first line of the first chapter - effectively the opening words of the Confucian canon.
usage
in the original is the variant reading ('delight'), not modern shuō. = at the proper/timely moment; = practise, review.

Stroke Order

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