学究 (xué jiū) — (derogatory) pedant; bookish person out of touch with reality; (historical) master of a private school
Definition
A bookish person, usually 老学究, who quotes classics and ignores practical reality — a mildly mocking term. The historical sense 'master of a private school' (often in 私塾) is dated.
noun
(derogatory) pedantbookish person out of touch with reality(historical) master of a private school
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 学究，。Tā shuō huà xiàng lǎo xué jiū yí yàng, mǎn kǒu zhī hū zhě yě.He talks like an old pedant, full of classical phrases.
- 学究，。Bié nà me xué jiū qì, shēng huó bú shì zhǐ yǒu shū běn.Don't be so pedantic — life isn't just about books.
- 学究塾。Zhè wèi lǎo xué jiū jiào le yí bèi zi sī shú.This old private-school teacher taught for a lifetime.
Appears in
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.