How to say “research” in Chinese

研究

yánjiū

research; research (n.)

verb · HSK 4 · topic “Ecology and technology”

“Research” in Chinese is 研究, yán jiū: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

研究 is read yán jiū: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

yán — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

jiū — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

研

yán — grind; research

On the left, 石 “stone”: to grind into powder, and from that, to dig into a subject.

究

jiū — investigate, look into

On top, 穴 “burrow”; at the bottom, 九 jiǔ hints at the sound.

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 “研究”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 研究. Tap the sound icon to listen.

我想读研究生wǒxiǎngdúyánjiūshēngI want to go to grad school.
我的目标是考上研究生。wǒdemùbiāoshìkǎoshàngyánjiūshēngMy goal is to get into grad school.
他没考上研究生于是决定先工作tāméikǎoshàngyánjiūshēng,yúshìjuédìngxiāngōngzuòHe didn't get into grad school, so he decided to work first.
他在大学研究中国历史tāzàidàxuéyánjiūZhōngguólìshǐHe researches Chinese history at university.
他完成了研究，并且写了一篇文章。tāwánchéngleyánjiū,bìngqiěxiěleyìpiānwénzhāngHe finished the research and wrote an article.
你们实验室在研究什么？nǐmenshíyànshìzàiyánjiūshénmeWhat is your lab working on?

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “research” in Chinese?

“Research” in Chinese is 研究, pinyin yánjiū.

What does 研究 mean?

研究 (yánjiū) means “research; research (n.)”.

How do you write 研究?

研究 is 2 characters: 研 (yán) — grind; research; 究 (jiū) — investigate, look into. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 研究?

研究 is read yánjiū. Tones: yán — second tone, jiū — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“research” in the lesson “Science and technology”

This word is from the topic “Ecology and technology” of HSK 4. 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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