学问

學問

xuéwen

noun HSK 6 #19,037

Meanings

Learning and questioning. True knowledge comes from asking.

HSK 1

他很有学问。

Tā hěn yǒu xuéwen.

He is very knowledgeable.

HSK 2

做饭也是一门学问。

Zuòfàn yě shì yī mén xuéwen.

Cooking is also a form of knowledge.

HSK 2

这里面有很大的学问。

Zhè lǐmiàn yǒu hěn dà de xuéwen.

There is a lot more to it than meets the eye.

culture

The word 学问 reflects Confucian ideals. Learning (学) and questioning (问) together form true scholarship.

usage

有学问 means knowledgeable / learned. 学问 can also mean there is more to something. 这里面有学问 implies hidden depth or complexity.

学 xué

问 wèn