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學以致用

简学以致用 · 繁學以致用

Mandarin · pinyin xué yǐ zhì yòng

(idiom) to study sth in order to apply it

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學: xué · learning, knowledge; school
以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
致: zhì · send, deliver, present; cause
用: yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
学: xué · learning, knowledge; school

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2–3–4–4 · xue2 yi3 zhi4 yong4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hok6 ji5 zi3 jung6

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(idiomatic) to study for the purpose of application; to study something in order to apply it; to put into practice what has been learned

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