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学学 (xué xué) — to learn a bit, to have a try at learning (casual reduplication)

Definition

学学 reduplicates 学 to soften the verb — it means 'try learning' or 'pick up a little', without committing to serious study. Pair it with skills like 做饭 or 画画.

verb
to learn a bitto have a try at learning (casual reduplication)

Examples

  • 学学。
    Nǐ yǒu kòng de shí hou kě yǐ xué xué zuò fàn.
    You can try learning to cook when you have time.
  • 学学，。
    Wǒ xiǎng xué xué huà huà, dàn bú yòng tài rèn zhēn.
    I want to learn drawing a bit, but no need to be too serious.
  • 学学。
    Tā měi tiān dōu huā bàn xiǎo shí xué xué yīng yǔ.
    He spends half an hour each day learning some English.

Origin

Reduplicated word
构词法gòucífǎ
重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

学xuélearn
学xuélearn

学 repeated gives a light, casual sense of learning a bit.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 學; 学 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 學 may have used 爻 and 六 for sound, with hands and a child added later; the simplified 学 is a shorthand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 學; 学 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 學 may have used 爻 and 六 for sound, with hands and a child added later; the simplified 学 is a shorthand.

Open 学 →
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School & Education

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