学学

學學

xuéxue

verb #7,536

Meanings

Verb reduplication (ABAB → AA) makes the action sound casual and tentative — 'give it a try.'

你应该学学他的方法。

Nǐ yīnggāi xuéxue tā de fāngfǎ.

You should learn from his approach.

我想学学做菜。

Wǒ xiǎng xuéxue zuòcài.

I want to try learning to cook.

周末学学画画吧。

Zhōumò xuéxue huàhuà ba.

Let's try learning to paint on the weekend.

grammar

Reduplicating a single-syllable verb (学→学学) softens the tone and implies doing something briefly or casually. Similar to 看看, 想想, 试试.

学 xué