作用 zuò yòng to act on / to affect / action / function / activity / impact / result / effect / purpose / intent / (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition syn 影响力 影響力 yǐng xiǎng lì influence / impact 冲击 衝擊 chōng jī to attack / to batter / (of waves) to pound against / shock / impact syn 感染力 gǎn rǎn lì infectiousness (of a disease) / appeal / power / impact (of an image, marketing message, performance etc) 冲击力 衝擊力 chōng jī lì force of impact or thrust 自学 自學 zì xué self-study / to study on one's own syn 自习 自習 zì xí to study outside of class time (reviewing one's lessons) / to study in one's free time / individual study syn 道学 道學 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 自修 zì xiū to study on one's own / self-study syn 深入人心 shēn rù rén xīn to enter deeply into people's hearts / to have a real impact on the people (idiom) 主力军 主力軍 zhǔ lì jūn main force (military) / (fig.) the group or element with the most impact / mainstay / main cohort 半工半读 半工半讀 bàn gōng bàn dú part work, part study / work-study program syn 减灾 減災 jiǎn zāi to take measures to mitigate the impact of disasters (including prevention, preparation, and support for stricken communities) 治学 治學 zhì xué scholarship / high-level study / to do scholarly research / to pursue a high level of study 环评 環評 huán píng environmental impact assessment (EIA) / abbr. for 環境影響評估|环境影响评估 文气 文氣 wén qì the impact of a piece of writing on the reader / gentle / refined 陨石坑 隕石坑 yǔn shí kēng meteorite impact crater 推究 tuī jiū to study / to examine / to probe / to study the underlying principles syn 冲击钻 衝擊鑽 chōng jī zuàn impact drill / hammer drill 学 學 xué to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology syn 研究 yán jiū research / a study / CL:項|项[xiang4] / to research / to look into syn 学习 學習 xué xí to learn / to study syn 格 gé square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively syn 专业 專業 zhuān yè specialty / specialized field / main field of study (at university) / major / CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4] / professional syn 科 kē branch of study / administrative section / division / field / branch / stage directions / family (taxonomy) / rules / laws / to mete out (punishment) / to levy (taxes etc) / to fine sb / CL:個|个[ge4] 期 qī a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] syn 同学 同學 tóng xué to study at the same school / fellow student / classmate / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] syn 医学 醫學 yī xué medicine / medical science / study of medicine syn 读书 讀書 dú shū to read a book / to study / to attend school syn 功课 功課 gōng kè homework / assignment / task / classwork / lesson / study / CL:門|门[men2] syn 书房 書房 shū fáng study (room) / studio / CL:間|间[jian1] syn 考察 kǎo chá to inspect / to observe and study / on-the-spot investigation syn 离职 離職 lí zhí to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study) / to leave one's job / to resign syn 念书 念書 niàn shū to read / to study / to attend school syn 用功 yòng gōng diligent / industrious (in one's studies) / to study hard / to make great effort syn 休学 休學 xiū xué to suspend schooling / to defer study 荒废 荒廢 huāng fèi to abandon (cultivated fields) / no longer cultivated / to lie waste / wasted / to neglect (one's work or study) syn 经济学 經濟學 jīng jì xué economics (as a field of study) 观摩 觀摩 guān mó to observe and emulate / to study (esp. following sb's example) syn 队列 隊列 duì liè formation (of troops) / alignment / (computing) queue / cohort (in a study) syn 文献 文獻 wén xiàn reference material (used in scholarly study) 科目 kē mù academic subject / field of study syn 钻研 鑽研 zuān yán to study meticulously / to delve into syn 倾盆大雨 傾盆大雨 qīng pén dà yǔ a downpour / rain bucketing down / (fig.) to be overwhelmed (with work or things to study) syn 留学 留學 liú xué to study abroad syn 耕耘 gēng yún plowing and weeding / farm work / fig. to work or study diligently syn 教程 jiào chéng course of study (commonly used in book titles) syn 研习 研習 yán xí research and study 攻读 攻讀 gōng dú to major (in a field) / to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree syn 读书会 讀書會 dú shū huì study group 孜孜不倦 zī zī bù juàn lit. diligent and never slacking (idiom) / continuous concentrated effort / assiduous (in study) / to concentrate syn 考查 kǎo chá to investigate / to study syn 研读 研讀 yán dú to study attentively (a book) / to delve into 对症下药 對症下藥 duì zhèng xià 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 力学 力學 lì xué mechanics / to study hard 学以致用 學以致用 xué yǐ zhì yòng to study sth in order to apply it 病毒学 病毒學 bìng dú xué virology (study of viruses) 勤工俭学 勤工儉學 qín gōng jiǎn xué to work part-time while studying / work-study program syn 书斋 書齋 shū zhāi study (room) syn 融会贯通 融會貫通 róng huì guàn tōng to master the subject via a comprehensive study of surrounding areas syn 国企 國企 guó qǐ state-owned enterprise / (Tw) international business management (as a subject of study) (abbr. for 國際企業管理|国际企业管理[guo2ji4 qi3ye4 guan3li3]) 论著 論著 lùn zhù treatise / study 勤学苦练 勤學苦練 qín xué kǔ liàn to study diligently / to train assiduously syn 好学 好學 hào xué eager to study / studious / erudite syn 陪读 陪讀 péi dú to accompany one's child or spouse who is studying overseas / to help a child with their study, reading or practicing together 看书 看書 kàn shū to read / to study 可行性研究 kě xíng xìng yán jiū feasibility study 海归 海歸 hǎi guī 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 学风 學風 xué fēng style of study / academic atmosphere / school discipline / school traditions 修习 修習 xiū xí to study / to practice 临床试验 臨床試驗 lín chuáng shì yàn clinical trial / therapeutic trial / intervention study 研判 yán pàn to study and come to a conclusion / to judge / to determine 游学 遊學 yóu xué to study away from home or abroad (old) 经学 經學 jīng xué study of the Confucian classics 读经 讀經 dú jīng to study the Confucian classics / to read scriptures or canonical texts 脱产 脫產 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) syn 面壁 miàn bì to face the wall / to sit facing the wall in meditation (Buddhism) / (fig.) to devote oneself to study, work etc 刻苦学习 刻苦學習 kè kǔ xué xí to study hard / assiduous 留洋 liú yáng (old) to study abroad / (sports) to train abroad syn 被访者 被訪者 bèi fǎng zhě respondent (in a survey, questionnaire, study etc) 修业 修業 xiū yè to study at school syn 啃书 啃書 kěn shū lit. to gnaw a book / to study / to cram 做学问 做學問 zuò xué wèn to study / to engage in scholarship 红学 紅學 hóng xué "Redology", academic field devoted to the study of A Dream of Red Mansions 文房四宝 文房四寶 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) syn 阐发 闡發 chǎn fā to elucidate / to expound / to study and explain syn 大学部 大學部 dà xué bù undergraduate course of study (Tw) 钻营 鑽營 zuān yíng toadying for personal gain / to curry favor / to study in great depth syn 顾炎武 顧炎武 gù yán wǔ 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 卒业 卒業 zú yè to complete a course of study (old) / to graduate syn 格致 格緻 gé zhì to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (abbr. for 格物致知[ge2 wu4 zhi4 zhi1]) / word for Western natural sciences during late Qing 格物 gé wù to study the underlying principles, esp. in neo-Confucian rational learning 理學|理学[li3 xue2] / word for Western natural sciences during late Qing 读 讀 dú to read out / to read aloud / to read / to attend (school) / to study (a subject in school) / to pronounce syn 念 niàn 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]) syn 钻 鑽 zuān to drill / to bore / to get into / to make one's way into / to enter (a hole) / to thread one's way through / to study intensively / to dig into / to curry favor for personal gain syn 讨 討 tǎo to invite / to provoke / to demand or ask for / to send armed forces to suppress / to denounce or condemn / to marry (a woman) / to discuss or study syn 攻 gōng to attack / to accuse / to study / (LGBT) top syn 抠 摳 kōu to dig / to pick / to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed) / to carve / to cut / to study meticulously / stingy / miserly / to lift up (esp. the hem of a robe) syn 究 jiū after all / to investigate / to study carefully / Taiwan pr. 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