学到 學到 xué dào to learn (sth) / to learn about 长记性 長記性 zhǎng jì xing (coll.) to learn one's lesson / to have enough brains to learn from one's mistakes 学步 學步 xué bù to learn to walk / (fig.) to learn sth, making unsteady progress / to get started on the learning curve 轻巧 輕巧 qīng qiǎo dexterous / deft / easy / light and easy to use / nimble / agile / lithe / graceful syn 安逸 ān yì easy and comfortable / easy syn 驾轻就熟 駕輕就熟 jià qīng jiù shú lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom) / fig. experience makes progress easy / a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back syn 易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng easy as a hand's turn (idiom) / very easy / no effort at all syn 来得容易，去得快 來得容易，去得快 lái de róng yì , qù de kuài Easy come, easy go. (idiom) 由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难 由儉入奢易，由奢入儉難 yóu jiǎn rù shē yì , yóu shē rù jiǎn nán (idiom) it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance / the reverse is not so easy 好办 好辦 hǎo bàn easy to do / easy to manage 学习 學習 xué xí to learn / to study syn 学会 學會 xué huì to learn / to master / institute / learned society / (scholarly) association 体会 體會 tǐ huì to know from experience / to learn through experience / to realize / understanding / experience syn 记住 記住 jì zhu to remember / to bear in mind / to learn by heart syn 得知 dé zhī to find out / to learn of syn 入门 入門 rù mén entrance door / to enter a door / to learn the basics of a subject / introduction (to a subject) / (attributive) entry-level 获悉 獲悉 huò xī to learn of sth / to find out / to get news syn 借鉴 借鑒 jiè jiàn to draw on (others' experience) / to learn from (how others do things) / lesson to be learned (by observing others) syn 进门 進門 jìn mén to enter a door / to go in / to learn the basics of a subject / to join one's husband's household upon marriage 见习 見習 jiàn xí to learn on the job / to be on probation syn 重温 重溫 chóng wēn to learn sth over again / to review / to brush up / to revive (memories, friendship etc) syn 识字 識字 shí zì to learn to read / able to read / literate 切磋 qiē cuō to compare notes / to learn from one another syn 求知 qiú zhī anxious to learn / keen for knowledge 历练 歷練 lì liàn to learn through experience / experience / practiced / experienced 取经 取經 qǔ jīng to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures / to learn by studying another's experience 学艺 學藝 xué yì to learn a skill or art 获知 獲知 huò zhī to learn of (an event) / to hear about (sth) syn 习得 習得 xí dé to learn / to acquire (some skill through practice) / acquisition 背书 背書 bèi shū to recite (a text) from memory / to learn a text by heart / to back / to endorse (a political candidate, product, check etc) / backing / endorsement syn 得悉 dé xī to learn about / to be informed syn 死记 死記 sǐ jì to learn by rote / to cram 忽闻 忽聞 hū wén to hear suddenly / to learn of sth unexpectedly 学 學 xué to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology syn 认字 認字 rèn zì to learn to read / able to read / literate 熟记 熟記 shú jì to learn by heart / to memorize 不耻下问 不恥下問 bù chǐ xià wèn not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates syn 风闻 風聞 fēng wén to learn sth through hearsay / to get wind of sth syn 默记 默記 mò jì to learn by heart / to commit to memory / to remember / to memorize in silence 惊悉 驚悉 jīng xī to be shocked to learn syn 背 bèi the back of a body or object / to turn one's back / to hide something from / to learn by heart / to recite from memory / unlucky (slang) / hard of hearing syn 肄 yì to learn / to practice or study (old) 不愧下学 不愧下學 bù kuì xià xué not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom) 切磋琢磨 qiē cuō zhuó mó lit. cutting and polishing (idiom) / fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences syn 嫁鸡随鸡 嫁雞隨雞 jià jī suí jī If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom) / A woman should follow whatever her husband orders. / We must learn to accept the people around us. 学海无涯 學海無涯 xué hǎi wú yá sea of learning, no horizon (idiom) / no limits to what one still has to learn / ars longa, vita brevis 学无止境 學無止境 xué wú zhǐ jìng no end to learning (idiom) / There's always something new to study. / You live and learn. 学然后知不足 學然後知不足 xué rán hòu zhī bù zú to learn is to know one's ignorance (the Book of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4]) 无师自通 無師自通 wú shī zì tōng self-taught / to learn without a teacher (idiom) 熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom) / practice makes perfect syn 死记硬背 死記硬背 sǐ jì yìng bèi to learn by rote / to mechanically memorize 三人行，必有我师 三人行，必有我師 sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius) / you have sth to learn from everyone 借镜 借鏡 jiè jìng (Tw) to draw on (others' experience) / to learn from (how others do things) / lesson to be learned (by observing others) 前车之覆，后车之鉴 前車之覆，後車之鑒 qián chē zhī fù , hòu chē zhī jiàn lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom) / fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy 受业 受業 shòu yè to study / to learn from a master / (pupil's first person pronoun) I, your student syn 学乖 學乖 xué guāi to learn one's lesson the hard way 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆 學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆 xué ér bù sī zé wǎng , sī ér bù xué zé dài To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius) 后车之鉴 後車之鑒 hòu chē zhī jiàn lit. warning to the following cart (idiom) / don't follow the track of an overturned cart / fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy syn 活到老学到老 活到老學到老 huó dào lǎo xué dào lǎo (proverb) never too old to learn 活到老，学到老 活到老，學到老 huó dào lǎo , xué dào lǎo One is never too old to learn. (idiom) 稽古 jī gǔ to learn from the ancients / to study the classic texts 道之所存，师之所存 道之所存，師之所存 dào zhī suǒ cún , shī zhī suǒ cún If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4]). / We should learn from one who knows the way. 道所存者，乃师所存者 道所存者，乃師所存者 dào suǒ cún zhě , nǎi shī suǒ cún zhě If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4]). / We should learn from one who knows the way. 尝试错误 嘗試錯誤 cháng shì cuò wù to proceed by trial and error / to learn by making mistakes 师夷长技以制夷 師夷長技以制夷 shī yí cháng jì yǐ zhì yí "learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源[Wei4 Yuan2] 活学活用 活學活用 huó xué huó yòng to creatively combine learning with usage / to learn and apply pragmatically 脱亚入欧 脫亞入歐 tuō yà rù ōu to abandon the old (Asian) ways and learn from Europe / refers to the ideas that led to the Meiji Restoration and Japan's subsequent colonization projects in Asia 行万里路，读万卷书 行萬里路，讀萬卷書 xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom) / Learn as much as you can and do all you can. 以史为鉴 以史為鑒 yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn to learn from history (idiom) syn 死背 sǐ bèi to learn by rote 反面教员 反面教員 fǎn miàn jiào yuán (PRC) teacher by negative example / sb from whom one can learn what not to do 偲偲 sī sī (literary) to learn from and encourage each other 工业旅游 工業旅遊 gōng yè lǚ yóu industrial tourism (visiting a place to learn about its local industries and their production processes) 偷师 偷師 tōu shī to steal techniques / to learn secretly from sb else's skills or methods 方便 fāng biàn convenient / suitable / to facilitate / to make things easy / having money to spare / (euphemism) to relieve oneself syn 容易 róng yì easy / straightforward / likely / liable to / apt to syn 轻易 輕易 qīng yì easy / simple / rashly / offhandedly syn 便利 biàn lì convenient / easy / to facilitate syn 不易 bù yì not easy to do sth / difficult / unchanging syn 大方 dà fang generous / magnanimous / stylish / in good taste / easy-mannered / natural and relaxed syn 流畅 流暢 liú chàng flowing (of speech, writing) / fluent / smooth and easy syn 便于 便於 biàn yú easy to / convenient for syn 潇洒 瀟灑 xiāo sǎ confident and at ease / free and easy syn 简易 簡易 jiǎn yì simple and easy / simplistic / simplicity syn 从容 從容 cóng róng to go easy / unhurried / calm / Taiwan pr. [cong1 rong2] syn 好用 hǎo yòng useful / serviceable / effective / handy / easy to use 好说 好說 hǎo shuō easy to deal with / not a problem / (polite answer) you flatter me syn 好过 好過 hǎo guò to have an easy time / (feel) well syn 轻而易举 輕而易舉 qīng ér yì jǔ easy / with no difficulty syn 自由自在 zì yóu zì zài free and easy (idiom) / carefree / leisurely syn 飘然 飄然 piāo rán to float in the air / swiftly / nimbly / easy and relaxed syn 舒缓 舒緩 shū huǎn to ease (tension) / to relax / to cause sth to relax / to alleviate / relaxed / easy and unhurried / leisurely / soothing / mild (slope) syn 养眼 養眼 yǎng yǎn visually attractive / eye candy / easy on the eyes / to protect the eyes 小菜 xiǎo cài appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2] syn 显而易见 顯而易見 xiǎn ér yì jiàn clearly and easy to see (idiom) / obviously / clearly / it goes without saying syn 便携 便攜 biàn xié portable / easy to carry 易懂 yì dǒng easy to understand syn 松懈 鬆懈 sōng xiè to relax / to relax efforts / to slack off / to take it easy / complacent / undisciplined syn 