How to say “learn” in Chinese
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“Learn” in Chinese is 学, xué: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
学 is read xué. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Below, 子 “child”: it is the child who studies.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “学”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 学. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我是学生wǒshìxuéshengI’m a student.
- 我们是学生wǒmenshìxuéshengWe’re students.
- 我学汉语wǒxuéHànyǔI’m learning Chinese.
- 我学汉语会说一点儿wǒxuéHànyǔ,huìshuōyìdiǎnrI’m learning Chinese and can speak a little.
- 我们都是学生wǒmendōushìxuéshengWe're all students.
- 我妈妈在学校wǒmāmazàixuéxiàoMy mom is at school.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Do you speak Chinese?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “learn” in Chinese?
“Learn” in Chinese is 学, pinyin xué.
What does 学 mean?
学 (xué) means “learn”.
How do you write 学?
学 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 学?
学 is read xué. Tones: xué — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“learn” in the lesson “Do you speak Chinese?”
This word is from the topic “Meeting people” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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