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  *学* | 学* | *学
to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology
HSK 1
specialty / specialized field / main field of study (at university) / major / CL: 門|门, 個|个 / professional
HSK 3
to learn / to study
HSK 1
research / a study / CL: 項|项 / to research / to look into
HSK 4
to study at the same school / fellow student / classmate / CL: , 個|个
HSK 1
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  *读* | 读* | *读
to read out; to read aloud / to read / to attend (school); to study (a subject in school) / to pronounce
HSK 1
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  *修* | 修* | *修
to decorate / to embellish / to repair / to build / to write / to cultivate / to study / to take (a class)
HSK 3
eager to study / studious / erudite
HSK 6
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  *科* | 科* | *科
branch of study / administrative section / division / field / branch / stage directions / family (taxonomy) / rules / laws / to mete out (punishment) / to levy (taxes etc) / to fine sb / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
medicine / medical science / study of medicine
HSK 4
self-study / to study on one's own
HSK 6
to read a book / to study / to attend school
HSK 1
homework / assignment / task / classwork / lesson / study / CL: 門|门
HSK 3
research institute / graduate studies / graduate school / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
student studying abroad; returned student; foreign student; international student
HSK 2
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  *期* | 期* | *期
a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2]
HSK 3
to study abroad
HSK 3
scheduled evening self-study period; evening study hall
study (room) / studio / CL: 間|间
HSK 6
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  *念* | 念* | *念
to read / to study (a subject) / to attend (a school) / to read aloud / to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓|顿) / to miss (sb) / idea / remembrance / twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿)
HSK 3
to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time; to balance (career and family, or work and studies etc)
HSK 7-9
studies / schoolwork
HSK 7-9
to major (in a field) / to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree
HSK 7-9
early-morning self-study session (before regular classes); to attend such a session
to inspect / to observe and study / on-the-spot investigation
HSK 4
Buddhist doctrine / Buddhist studies
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  *攻* | 攻* | *攻
to attack / to accuse / to study / (LGBT) top
HSK 7-9
to pursue one's studies; to attend school / to seek knowledge
HSK 7-9
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  *习* | 习* | *习
(bound form) to practice / to study / habit / custom
study hard and every day you will improve (idiom)
religious studies
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  *钻* | 钻* | *钻
to drill / to bore / to get into / to make one's way into / to enter (a hole) / to thread one's way through / to study intensively / to dig into / to curry favor for personal gain
HSK 6
to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures / to learn by studying another's experience
HSK 7-9
to read; to study / to attend school
HSK 7-9
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  *业* | 业* | *业
line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already
HSK 7-9
to study in detail
Xi'an International Studies University (XISU)
Chinese national culture / studies of ancient Chinese civilization / the Imperial College (history)
HSK 7-9
tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study / cf Still waters run deep.
ecology (the study of interactions between organisms and their environment) / ecological state (the condition or health of a natural environment) / (fig.) ecosystem (a complex network, e.g. in tech, business or media, as in 數字生態|数字生态 "digital ecosystem")
HSK 7-9
to study / to practice
to undertake advanced studies / to take a refresher course
HSK 7-9
virology (study of viruses)
to read / to study
to pursue one's studies
academic subject / field of study
HSK 7-9
study of classic texts, including interpretation, glossaries and commentaries
reference material (used in scholarly study)
HSK 7-9
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  *抠* | 抠* | *抠
to dig; to pick; to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed) / to carve; to cut / to study meticulously / stingy; miserly / to lift up (esp. the hem of a robe)
HSK 7-9
to abandon (cultivated fields) / no longer cultivated / to lie waste / wasted / to neglect (one's work or study)
(in one's study) to focus on the topics one speculates will appear on the exam
Shanghai International Studies University (SISU)
to study under (a teacher)
style of study / academic atmosphere / school discipline / school traditions
study (room)
part work, part study / work-study program
lit. diligent and never slacking (idiom); continuous concentrated effort / assiduous (in study) / to concentrate
to observe and emulate / to study (esp. following sb's example)
HSK 7-9
one who is successful in one's studies, can become an official (idiom)
(physics) mechanics / (literary) to study hard
(of a student) to work part-time (while continuing one's studies) / (of a delinquent) to be reformed through work and study
state-owned enterprise / (Tw) international business management (as a subject of study) (abbr. for 國際企業管理|国际企业管理)
scholarship / high-level study / to do scholarly research / to pursue a high level of study
HSK 7-9
to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study) / to leave one's job; to resign
HSK 7-9
to work part-time while studying / work-study program
HSK 7-9
population studies / population statistics
to hate studying
business school / university of business studies
Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔, , 紙|纸 and 硯|砚 / the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
to conduct an exploratory foray into (an area of study, a market etc) / a preliminary study
to suspend schooling / to defer study
diligent / industrious (in one's studies) / to study hard / to make great effort
HSK 7-9
no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study. / You live and learn.
research and study
to study / to learn from a master / (pupil's first person pronoun) I, your student
(one's) original intention, aspiration etc / (Buddhism) "beginner's mind" (i.e. having an attitude of openness when studying a subject just as a beginner in that subject would)
petrology / lithology / study of rocks
lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom) / fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly
study tirelessly (idiom, from Analects)
mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study. / Excellence in work is only possible with diligence. / Practice makes perfect.
to be successful in one's studies / academic success
a life of strenuous studies (idiom)
study of the Confucian classics
archaeology / to engage in archaeological studies
to study the Confucian classics / to read scriptures or canonical texts
to study attentively (a book) / to delve into
excelling both in morals and studies (idiom); top marks for studies and for behavior (at school) / a paragon of virtue and learning
to study meticulously / to delve into
HSK 7-9
take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan) / keep what is good, discard the rest / You need to be selective when studying. / In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas.
to concentrate on studying hard
Second Sage, traditional title of Mencius 孟子 in Confucian studies
to study medicine
(slang) international student; student studying abroad
English Language Teaching (ELT) / studying and teaching English
the traditional Chinese study of fate and fortune, using methods such as birth-date analysis, physiognomy, name analysis, feng shui etc; fortune-telling based on these methods
(old) to study abroad / (sports) to train abroad
lit. read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles (idiom) / fig. acquire knowledge from study and wisdom from practical experience
Study Times, journal of the Central Party School 中央黨校|中央党校
to follow up a study / to investigate
to study (in an academic program); to pursue (a degree)

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