学以致用

學以致用

xuéyǐ-zhìyòng

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Meanings

HSK 4

学习的目的是学以致用。

Xuéxí de mùdì shì xuéyǐ-zhìyòng.

The purpose of study is to put what you learn to use.

HSK 4

他毕业后终于有机会学以致用。

Tā bìyè hòu zhōngyú yǒu jīhuì xuéyǐ-zhìyòng.

After graduating, he finally had the chance to apply what he'd learned.

HSK 5

这个实习让我真正做到了学以致用。

Zhège shíxí ràng wǒ zhēnzhèng zuòdào le xuéyǐ-zhìyòng.

This internship really let me put my studies into practice.

grammar

Structure: 学 (study) + 以 (in order to) + 致用 (bring about use). 致 here means 'cause to arrive / bring about' - not the common 'send' meaning.

usage

Education and career contexts. Often contrasted with 纸上谈兵 (empty theory) or 死读书 (bookish learning divorced from reality).

学 xué

以 yǐ

致 zhì

用 yòng