to read / to study (a subject) / to attend (a school) / to read aloud / to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓|顿[dun4]) / to miss (sb) / idea / remembrance / twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿[nian4])
sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龜|海龟[hai3 gui1]) / to return to China after a period of study or work overseas
to study sth to apply it / study for practical applications
读经
dú jīng
to study the Confucian classics / to read scriptures or canonical texts
脱产
tuō chǎn
to transfer (from production to other duties) / to take leave (for study or other job) / to dispose of property / to transfer assets (to avoid liability)
面壁
miàn bì
to face the wall / to sit facing the wall in meditation (Buddhism) / (fig.) to devote oneself to study, work etc
to accompany one's child or spouse who is studying overseas / to help a child with their study, reading or practicing together
修业
xiū yè
to study at school
道学
dào xué
Confucian study of ethics / study of Daoism / school for Daoism in Tang and Song times / Daoist magic / another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism
红学
Hóng xué
"Redology", academic field devoted to the study of A Dream of Red Mansions
文房四宝
wén fáng sì bǎo
Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bi3], 墨[mo4], 紙|纸[zhi3] and 硯|砚[yan4] / the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
Gu Yanwu (1613-1682), late Ming and early Qing Confucian philosopher, linguist and historian, played a founding role in phonology of early Chinese, author of Rizhilu or Record of daily study 日知錄|日知录
no end to learning (idiom) / There's always something new to study. / You live and learn.
凿壁偷光
záo bì tōu guāng
lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom) / fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
General Lü / Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 / of the southern state of Wu (idiom) / model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
宁静致远
níng jìng zhì yuǎn
tranquility yields transcendence (idiom) / quiet life of profound study / cf Still waters run deep.
对症发药
duì zhèng fā yào
lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom) / fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it / to take appropriate steps
格物致知
gé wù zhì zhī
to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom) / pursuing knowledge to the end
业精于勤
yè jīng yú qín
mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study. / Excellence in work is only possible with diligence. / Practice makes perfect.
磨杵成针
mó chǔ chéng zhēn
to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom) / fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently
磨穿铁砚
mó chuān tiě yàn
to grind one's way through an ink stone / to persevere in a difficult task (idiom) / to study diligently (idiom)
笃信好学
dǔ xìn hào xué
sincere belief and diligent study
行不从径
xíng bù cóng jìng
lit. not following the straight path (idiom) / fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study
钻坚仰高
zuān jiān yǎng gāo
lit. looking up to it, it gets higher / boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects) / fig. to delve deeply into one's studies / meticulous and diligent study
钻故纸堆
zuān gù zhǐ duī
to dig into piles of outdated writings (idiom) / to study old books and papers
niàn