学 xué
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
学说
xuéshuō
theory; doctrine
Characters in this word
说 shuō
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 兑 to exchange
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这一学说曾长期占据主流地位，如今却受到新证据的挑战。 Zhè yī xuéshuō céng chángqī zhànjù zhǔliú dìwèi, rújīn què shòudào xīn zhèngjù de tiǎozhàn. This theory once held a mainstream position for a long time, but is now challenged by new evidence.
- 老师用简单的例子帮助我们理解这个复杂的学说。 Lǎoshī yòng jiǎndān de lìzi bāngzhù wǒmen lǐjiě zhège fùzá de xuéshuō. The teacher used simple examples to help us understand this complicated theory.
- 他的学说在当时不被接受，很多年后才得到认可。 Tā de xuéshuō zài dāngshí bù bèi jiēshòu, hěn duō nián hòu cái dédào rènkě. His theory was not accepted at the time and only gained recognition many years later.
Related words
- 学生 xuésheng student
- 大学 dàxué university
- 大学生 dàxuéshēng university student
- 放学 fàngxué to finish classes (for the day)
- 教学楼 jiàoxuélóu classroom building
- 上学 shàngxué to go to school
- 同学 tóngxué classmate
- 小学 xiǎoxué primary school
- 小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng primary school student
- 学 xué to learn, to study
- 学习 xuéxí to study, to learn
- 学校 xuéxiào school