复习

復習

fùxí

verb HSK 2 #8,420

Meanings

Literally 'repeat practice' — to review what you've learned.

Wǒ yào fùxí míngtiān de kǎoshì.

I need to review for tomorrow's exam.

Nǐ fùxí le ma?

Have you reviewed?

Měi tiān fùxí yí ge xiǎo shí.

Review for one hour every day.

usage

复习 means reviewing material you've already studied, not learning something new. For new learning, use 学习 (xuéxí).

culture

Confucius said: 温故而知新 (wēn gù ér zhī xīn) — 'review the old to learn the new.' This philosophy deeply influences Chinese education.

复 fù

习 xí