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学 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say xué slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“学”是学习的意思，可以用来表示在学校或家里学习各种知识。
xué shì xué xí de yì sī, kě yǐ lái bǎng shí zài xué xiào huò jiā qí lǐ xué xí zhèng guò qí zhǒng zhǒng zhishi.
"学" means to study or learn. It can be used to indicate learning various knowledge at school or home.
Context note
“学”常用于描述在学校或家里学习的过程。例如：他在学校学数学；她在家里自学英语。
xué cháng yòng yú miáo shù zài xué xiào huò jiā qí lǐ xué xí de guòchéng. rúlèi: tā zài xué xiào xué shù xué; tā zài jiā qí lǐ zì xué yīng yǔ.
"学" is often used to describe the process of learning at school or home. For example: He learns math at school; she self-studies English at home.
5 examples
他在学校学英语。
tā zài xué xiào xué yīng yǔ。
He studies English at school.
她在家自学数学。
tā zài jiā zì xué shù xué。
She self-studies math at home.
我们学中文。
wǒ men xué zhōng wén。
We learn Chinese.
他每天学一个小时的英语。
tā měi tiān xué yí gè xiǎo shí de yīng yǔ。
He studies English for an hour every day.
她喜欢学新知识。
tā xǐ huan xué xīn zhī shi。
She likes to learn new knowledge.
5 mini stories
小明每天上学，他学了很多知识。
xiǎo míng měi tiān shàng xué， tā xué le hěn duō zhī shi。
Xiaoming goes to school every day and learns a lot of knowledge.
妈妈教我学拼音。
mā ma jiào wǒ xué pīn yīn。
Mom teaches me to learn pinyin.
爸爸让我学画画。
bà ba ràng wǒ xué huà huà。
Dad asks me to learn drawing.
姐姐教我学英语。
jiě jie jiào wǒ xué yīng yǔ。
My sister teaches me English.
我们一起去图书馆学知识。
wǒ men yì qǐ qù tú shū guǎn xué zhī shi。
We go to the library together to learn knowledge.