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学xuéto learn
⺍small form of 小 · xiǎo
冖cover · mì
子child · zǐ
Memory aidA roof 冖 over a child 子 at study.
习xíto practise
习 is a single shape of 3 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidSimplified from 習: a young bird's wings 羽 practising flight: to practise.
How to write 学习
学 8 strokes · 习 3 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 学习 (xuéxí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
学习 (xuéxí) means “to study” or “to learn”. It is an HSK 1 word, so it is one of the words learners meet early.
Say it xuéxí: xué with a 2nd tone, then xí with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 学习 is written 學習. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xuexi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 学习 from the suggestions. Typing xuexi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
学习 is an HSK 1 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
学xué2nd tone, rising
