Meaning of 好学
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- eager to study
- studious
- erudite
- easy to learn
How to use 好学
好学 (hàoxué) describes a person who is eager to learn, often in praise or in set phrases like 勤奋好学. Example: 他从小就很好学。(Tā cóng xiǎo jiù hěn hàoxué.) He has been studious since he was a child.
好 can be read hào, meaning to love or be fond of, and 学 (xué) means to study. Someone who loves studying is 好学 (hàoxué), studious.
Common mistake: Learners often read it as hǎoxué, which means easy to learn, as in 中文好学吗? Use hàoxué for a person and hǎoxué for a subject, so 这个学生很好学 should be read with hào.
好学 in example sentences
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好 hǎo · good · 6 strokes
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学 xué · to learn · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 好学.
| 最好 | zuìhǎo | best; had better ...; it would be best to ... |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 大学 | dàxué | university; college |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty; delicious |
| 学习 | xuéxí | to learn; to study |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good |
| 同学 | tóngxué | to study at the same school; fellow student |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school |
| 学院 | xuéyuàn | college; educational institute |
| 好听 | hǎotīng | pleasant to hear |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | middle school |
Questions about 好学
What does 好学 mean?
好学 (hàoxué) means "eager to study; studious" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 好学?
好学 is made of 2 characters: 好 (6 strokes), 学 (8 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 好学 an HSK word?
Yes. 好学 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 好学 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 好学 is written 好學.
How do I know whether 好学 is read hàoxué or hǎoxué?
Look at what it describes. If the subject is a person, it is usually hàoxué, eager to learn. If the subject is a skill or subject, like 汉语 or 这首歌, it is hǎoxué, easy to learn.
Where else does 好 take the fourth tone hào?
It is read hào when it means to like or be fond of, as in 爱好 (àihào) hobby and 好奇 (hàoqí) curious. In most everyday words like 好吃 (hǎochī), it stays hǎo.