学 in Context

CONGRATULATIONS! 

The Character You Just Learned is Also a Common Word!

Usage 1 - "to learn": 

Sentence：

学一种技能，对一生都有用。

English:

Learning a skill is useful for life.

Top-Down Words:

技能 jìnéng - technical ability, mastery of a skill or technique
一生 yìshēng - all one’s life, through one’s life 

Sentence：

从词典能学到什么呢？ 

English:

What can be learned from the dictionary?

Top-Down Words:

词典 cídiǎn - dictionary
呢 ne - (particle indicating a non- yes or no question and/or softening tone)

*Sentence：

他们自己的汉语就学得很好，说汉语说得和中国人一样！

English:

They themselves learned Chinese very well. They speak Chinese as well as native Chinese do！

Top-Down Words:

就  jiù - (expressing condition “then”)

*Sentence：

可是你都快七十岁了，你还想学一门新的语言吗？ 

English:

But you are already 70 years old, do you still want to learn a new language?

Top-Down Words:

都 dōu - all, every
新 xīn - new

*Sentence：

中国有一句老话：“活到老，学到老。”

English:

There's an old saying in Chinese, "Live until you are old, study until you are old."

Top-Down Words:

活 huó - to be alive
到 dào -（verb complement) to reach, to succeed in preceding verb

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