学术 (xué shù) — academic; scholarship | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

学术 refers to academic or scholarly work and research as a field or activity — not 'science' itself (科学) or general 'learning' (学问).

noun

academicscholarship

Measure word · 个

学术。
Tā zài dà xué cóng shì xué shù gōng zuò.
He does academic work at the university.
学术。
Zhè piān xué shù wén zhāng xiě dé hěn hǎo.
This academic article is very well written.
学术。
xué shù Yán jiū xū yào nài xīn hé shí jiān.
Academic research requires patience and time.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

术shùtechnique

学 (study) and 术 (technique) together denote scholarship.

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.

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 術; 术 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

行行xíngstreet, path

Sound part声符shēngfú

朮

朮zhú術shù

Same sound today

The traditional form 術 has 行 (street, path) beside 朮, which gives the sound; the simplified 术 is a later shorthand.

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