Learn Chinese Vocabulary with One Character: 学

Aijing Yang

A useful way to learn Chinese is to start with one character and build a word family. For example, means “to study” or “to learn.” From 学, we can learn 学习, 学生, 学校, 数学, 同学, and 自学.

“学习”是学习知识或技能;“学生”是在学校学习的人;“学校”是学生学习的地方;“数学”是学习数字和计算的学科;“同学”是在一起学习的人;“自学”是自己学习,不需要老师一直教。

In my Chinese reading class, we learn Chinese characters and vocabulary through short texts and useful examples. Book a lesson and discover how one character can help you learn many new words!

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