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学学

學學
xuéxue
verb #7,536

Meanings

  1. 1 to study a bit; to learn a little
  2. 2 to give it a try (learning something)

Characters

学
xué
to study; to learn
学
xue
(reduplication for casual tone)
Verb reduplication (ABAB → AA) makes the action sound casual and tentative — 'give it a try.'

Examples

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.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

学 xué