现学现用 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to immediately put into practice something one has just learned

Character by character

• 现xiànto appear, to manifest; current, now
• 学xuélearning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to s
• 现xiànto appear, to manifest; current, now
• 用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; use

Idioms sharing a character

• 安于现状 ān yú xiàn zhuàng
• 时隐时现 shí yǐn shí xiàn
• 昙花一现 tán huā yī xiàn
• 活灵活现 huó líng huó xiàn
• 活龙活现 huó lóng huó xiàn
• 良心发现 liáng xīn fā xiàn
• 若隐若现 ruò yǐn ruò xiàn
• 不学无术 bù xué wú shù
• 不愧下学 bù kuì xià xué
• 博学多才 bó xué duō cái

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