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xué 学 yǐ 以 zhì 致 yòng 用

学以致用 xué yǐ zhì yòng

to put what one has learned into practice

Literally: learn in-order-to reach use

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. Modern four-character form drawing on classical ideas about the unity of learning and practice.

How to use it

Predicate or standalone; positive. Often 学以致用,把知识用到生活中.

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  1. 学中文要学以致用，多和中国朋友聊天。
    Xué Zhōngwén yào xué yǐ zhì yòng, duō hé Zhōngguó péngyou liáotiān.
    When you learn Chinese, put it to use: chat more with Chinese friends.
    learn Chinese must learn in-order-to reach use, more with China friend chat
  2. 他把课本上的知识用到工作中，真是学以致用。
    Tā bǎ kèběn shàng de zhīshi yòng dào gōngzuò zhōng, zhēn shì xué yǐ zhì yòng.
    He applies the knowledge from his textbooks at work; that's truly putting learning into practice.
    he (object marker) textbook on (particle) knowledge use to work in, really is learn in-order-to reach use

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