HSK 6 · Education

学说 xuéshuō “theory” in Chinese

Traditional 學說

What 学说 means

  1. theory
  2. doctrine

How to say 学说

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale学xué2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale说shuō1st tone, high and level

学说 in a sentence

  1. 达尔文的进化学说影响很大。

    Dá'ěrwén de jìnhuà xuéshuō yǐngxiǎng hěn dà.

    Darwin’s theory of evolution has been hugely influential.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 孔子的学说流传了两千多年。

    Kǒngzǐ de xuéshuō liúchuán le liǎngqiān duō nián.

    Confucius’s teachings have been passed down for more than two thousand years.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 学说 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 学 (xué) with each of its parts in a different colour
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.

The character 说 (shuō) with each of its parts in a different colour
说shuōto speak; to talk; to say
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
  • 兑cash · duìSound part

讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 兑 (duì) hints at the sound. Compare it with shuō.

How to write 学说

学 8 strokes · 说 9 strokes

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学说 (xuéshuō) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 学说 (xuéshuō). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 学说

Words with 学

学xué · to learn学生xuésheng · student同学tóngxué · classmate学校xuéxiào · school学习xuéxí · to study大学dàxué · university上学shàngxué · to go to school小学xiǎoxué · elementary school中学zhōngxué · middle school大学生dàxuéshēng · university student

Words with 说

说shuō · to speak说话shuōhuà · to speak听说tīngshuō · to hear (it said that)说明shuōmíng · to explain小说xiǎoshuō · novel胡说húshuō · to talk nonsense据说jùshuō · it is said that说服shuōfú · to persuade传说chuánshuō · legend说不定shuōbudìng · can’t say for sure

More words: Education & Learning

师范shīfàn · teacher training文凭wénpíng · diploma文献wénxiàn · literature心得xīndé · insights学位xuéwèi · academic degree熏陶xūntáo · to nurture循序渐进xúnxùjiànjìn · to progress step by step摘要zhāiyào · summary

FAQs

学说 (xuéshuō) means “theory” or “doctrine”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xuéshuō: xué with a 2nd tone, then shuō with a 1st 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, 学说 is written 學說. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xueshuo with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 学说 from the suggestions. Typing xueshuo into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
学说 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.