学问

學問

xuéwen

noun HSK 4 #19,037

Meanings

Learning and questioning — true knowledge comes from asking

Tā hěn yǒu xuéwen.

He is very knowledgeable.

Zuòfàn yě shì yì mén xuéwen.

Cooking is also a form of knowledge.

Zhèlǐmiàn yǒu hěn dà de xuéwen.

There is a lot more to it than meets the eye.

culture

The word 学问 reflects Confucian ideals — learning (学) and questioning (问) together form true scholarship.

usage

有学问 means knowledgeable/learned. 学问 can also mean there is more to it — 这里面有学问 implies hidden depth or complexity.

学 xué

问 wèn