学富五车

學富五車

xuéfùwǔchē

idiom

Meanings

1 learning enough to fill five carts
2 vastly erudite
3 enormously well-read

Characters

rich / abundant

Examples

这位老教授学富五车，著作等身。

Zhè wèi lǎo jiàoshòu xué fù wǔ chē, zhùzuò děng shēn.

This old professor is vastly erudite, with a body of writing as tall as himself.

别看他年轻，已经是学富五车了。

Bié kàn tā niánqīng, yǐjīng shì xué fù wǔ chē le.

Don't be fooled by his youth — he's already immensely learned.

Tips

history

From 《庄子·天下》 on the philosopher Hui Shi: 惠施多方，其书五车 — 'Hui Shi was versed in many fields; his books filled five carts.' In antiquity books were bamboo slips, so five cartloads marked an extraordinary library.

Stroke Order

学 xué

富 fù

五 wǔ

车 chē