学以致用 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to study sth in order to apply it

Character by character

• 学xuélearning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to s
• 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
• 致zhìto send; to present, to deliver; to cause; consequ
• 用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; use

Idioms sharing a character

• 不学无术 bù xué wú shù
• 不愧下学 bù kuì xià xué
• 博学多才 bó xué duō cái
• 品学兼优 pǐn xué jiān yōu
• 学富五车 xué fù wǔ chē
• 学海泛舟 xué hǎi fàn zhōu
• 学海无涯 xué hǎi wú yá
• 学无止境 xué wú zhǐ jìng
• 才疏学浅 cái shū xué qiǎn
• 文江学海 wén jiāng xué hǎi

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