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学问

xuéwen
nounHSK 4

“Learning” in Chinese is 学问 (xuéwen).

Meaning

  • learning; knowledge; scholarship
  • a body of specialized knowledge; (fig.) any activity that demands expertise, skill or experience (e.g. gathering forensic evidence, selecting clothing, managing relationships)

Example

翻译是一门学问。

Translation is a scholarly discipline.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Measure words

门
used for fields of study
一门学问 (a field of study)

Characters

xuéHSK 18 strokesto learnwènHSK 16 strokesto ask; to inquire

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