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現學現用

简现学现用 · 繁現學現用

Mandarin · pinyin xiàn xué xiàn yòng

to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom)

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現: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible
學: xué · learning, knowledge; school
用: yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
现: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible
学: xué · learning, knowledge; school

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4–2–4–4 · xian4 xue2 xian4 yong4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jin6 hok6 jin6 jung6

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(idiomatic) to put in practice something that one just learned

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