好学 (hào xué) — to be studious; to be fond of learning
Definition
好学 (hào xué) describes a person's character — 'fond of learning, studious' — and is used as an adjective via 的, not as an action verb. Compare 用功, which describes how hard one works at studying (adverbial/effort-based).
verb
to be studiousto be fond of learning
Examples
- 好学。Tā shì yí gè hěn hào xué de xué shēng.He is a very studious student.
- 好学，。Tā cóng xiǎo jiù hěn hào xué, suǒ yǐ xué xí chéng jì hěn hǎo.She has been studious since childhood, so her grades are very good.
- 好学。Tā de hào xué jīng shén ràng lǎo shī hěn gǎn dòng.His studious spirit moved the teacher.
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