好学

hào xué

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Rare

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好学

hào xué Verb eager to study; studious

好学

hǎo xué easy to learn

Definitions

1. eager to study
2. studious
3. erudite

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 厌学 yàn xué 厌学 yàn xué to hate studying 指对学习没有兴趣或厌恶学习: to hate studying

Related words

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• 用功 yòng gōng 用功 yòng gōng diligent 指学习努力，但不一定有内在的热爱: diligent

Usage notes

Collocations

Usually describes a person’s character or attitude toward learning, e.g., 他是个好学的孩子 (He is a studious child). Not used for specific skills like ‘easy to learn’.

Common mistakes

hào xué is ‘studious’; do not confuse with hǎo xué (‘easy to learn’). The tone change on 好 changes the meaning.

Example Sentences

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他是个 好学 的孩子。

He is a studious child.

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Words Containing 好学

• 好好学习，天天向上 好好学习，天天向上 hǎo hǎo xué xí , tiān tiān xiàng shàng: study hard and every day you will improve (idiom)
• 好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇 好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇 hào xué jìn hū zhī , lì xíng jìn hū rén , zhī chǐ jìn hū yǒng: to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
• 笃信好学 笃信好学 dǔ xìn hào xué: sincere belief and diligent study
• 虚心好学 虚心好学 xū xīn hào xué: modest and studious (idiom)

Child Words of 好学

• 好 好 hǎo: good
• 好 好 hào: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
• 学 学 xué: to learn