学问
xuéwen
learning, knowledge
Part of speech · noun
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學study
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問question
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Examples
- 他是一位很有学问的老先生。He is a very learned old gentleman.
- 做学问需要踏实和耐心。Pursuing scholarship requires diligence and patience.
Collocations
有学问做学问大学问真才实学
Mnemonic
学 xué "to learn" + 问 wèn "to ask": knowledge built by learning and asking, i.e. learning, scholarship. Note: Chinese 学问 stresses the knowledge a person holds (有学问 = learned), whereas the Korean cognate leans to "an academic field".
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知识学识学术才学
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