Chinese Verb "学" (xué)

to study / to learn

Action verb

Basic Usage

Basic

Subject + 学 + subject

我学中文。

Wǒ xué Zhōngwén.

I study Chinese.

Completed Action (了 (le))

Completed with 了

Subject + 学 + 了 + duration

我学了两年中文。

Wǒ xué le liǎng nián Zhōngwén.

I've studied Chinese for two years.

Experience (过 (guò))

Experience with 过

Subject + 学 + 过 + subject

我学过法语。

Wǒ xué guò Fǎyǔ.

I've studied French before.

Ongoing Action (在/着)

In progress

Subject + 在 + 学 + subject

她在学开车。

Tā zài xué kāichē.

She is learning to drive.

Future / Intent (会/要/想)

Future with 要

Subject + 要 + 学 + subject

我要学做饭。

Wǒ yào xué zuòfàn.

I want to learn to cook.

Negation (不/没)

Negative

Subject + 不学 + subject

他不学数学。

Tā bù xué shùxué.

He doesn't study math.

Common Compounds & Related Words

Chinese	Pinyin	Meaning
学习	xuéxí	to study / to learn
学生	xuéshēng	student
学校	xuéxiào	school
大学	dàxué	university

Example Sentences

活到老，学到老。

Huó dào lǎo, xué dào lǎo.

You're never too old to learn.

学中文难不难？

Xué Zhōngwén nán bù nán?

Is studying Chinese difficult?

我正在学做中国菜。

Wǒ zhèngzài xué zuò Zhōngguó cài.

I am learning to cook Chinese food.