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xué 学 wú 无 zhǐ 止 jìng 境

学无止境 xué wú zhǐ jìng

there is no end to learning; learning is a lifelong pursuit

Literally: learning no stop boundary

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Origin

Descriptive; the idea goes back to the Xunzi: 学不可以已 (learning must never stop).

How to use it

Standalone or predicate; positive. 学无止境,活到老学到老.

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  1. 学无止境，就算工作了也要继续学习。
    Xué wú zhǐ jìng, jiùsuàn gōngzuò le yě yào jìxù xuéxí.
    There is no end to learning; even after you start working you should keep studying.
    learning no stop boundary, even if work (particle) also need continue study
  2. 老教授常说学无止境，他自己每天还在读新书。
    Lǎo jiàoshòu cháng shuō xué wú zhǐ jìng, tā zìjǐ měi tiān hái zài dú xīn shū.
    The old professor often says learning never ends, and he himself still reads new books every day.
    old professor often say learning no stop boundary, he self every day still (progressive) read new book

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