Definition
习 is a bound morpheme (b.f.) that forms the core of many common words. You'll encounter it as the first or second element: in 学习 (to learn), 练习 (to practice), 复习 (to review), and 习惯 (habit). It can also appear as a surname. In compounds, it carries the sense of 'practice, study, learn' or 'habit, custom'.
b.f.
(bound form) to practiceto learnto study(bound form) habitcustom(surname) Xi
Examples
- 。Xuéxí shì jìnbù de jīshí.Learning is the foundation of progress.
- 。Tā hěn kuài jiù xí guàn le zhèlǐ de shēnghuó.He quickly got accustomed to life here.
- 。Zhè běn shū xūyào rènzhēn fùxí.This book needs careful review.
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