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 风化 風化 fēng huà decency / public morals / to weather (rocks) / wind erosion 水落石出 shuǐ luò shí chū as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom) / the truth comes to light syn 乱石 亂石 luàn shí rocks / stones / rubble / riprap 岩画 巖畫 yán huà rock painting / picture or writing carved on rocks 碛 磧 qì (bound form) moraine / rocks in shallow water syn 砩 fèi dam up water with rocks 碥 biǎn dangerous rocks jutting out over rapids 砢 luǒ a heap / pile (of rocks) 楗 jiàn material (such as rocks, earth, bamboo etc) used to hastily repair a dike / (literary) door bar (vertical bar used to prevent the horizontal movement of a door bolt) 泉石膏肓 quán shí gāo huāng lit. mountain springs and rocks in one's heart (idiom) / a deep love of mountain scenery 加冰块 加冰塊 jiā bīng kuài on the rocks / with ice / iced 加冰 jiā bīng (of a drink) iced / on the rocks 土坝 土壩 tǔ bà earth dam / dam of earth and rocks (as opposed to waterproof dam of clay or concrete) 磊磊 lěi lěi big pile of rocks / bighearted / open and honest 集料 jí liào aggregate / material gathered together / conglomerate (rocks) 风化作用 風化作用 fēng huà zuò yòng weathering (of rocks) / erosion (by wind etc) 跳跳糖 tiào tiào táng Pop Rocks / popping candy 砯 pīng (old) (onom.) sound of water against rocks 供石 gōng shí scholar's rock (one of the naturally-eroded, fantastically-shaped rocks put on display indoors or in gardens in China) 水落石出 shuǐ luò - shí chū lit. as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom) / fig. the truth comes to light syn 礌石 léi shí (old) rocks that can be dropped from a height onto an attacking enemy 自学 自學 zì xué self-study / to study on one's own syn 自修 zì xiū to study on one's own / self-study syn 治学 治學 zhì xué scholarship / high-level study / to do scholarly research / to pursue a high level of study 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 半工半读 半工半讀 bàn gōng bàn dú part work, part study / work-study program syn 推究 tuī jiū to study / to examine / to probe / to study the underlying principles syn 业精于勤 業精於勤 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. 横断面研究 橫斷面研究 héng duàn miàn yán jiū cross-sectional survey / cross-sectional study / prevalence study Ｋ书 Ｋ書 K shū to cram (Taiwan, from Taiwanese khè su 齧書, lit. to gnaw a book) / to study / see also 啃書|啃书[ken3 shu1] / (Tw) to cram (from Taiwanese 齧書, Tai-lo pr. [khè su], lit. to gnaw a book) / to study / see also 啃書|啃书[ken3 shu1] 纵向研究 縱向研究 zòng xiàng yán jiù longitudinal study / follow-up study 年度研究生研究方案 nián duó yán jiū shēng yán jiū fāng àn Annual Graduate Study Programme / Graduate Study Programme 病例对照研究 bìng lì duì zhào yán jiū case-control study / case-referent study 后续研究 后續研究 hòu xù yán jiū longitudinal study / follow-up study 第四阶段研究 第四階段研究 dì sì jiē duàn yán jiū phase IV study / post-marketing study 上市后研究 shàng shì hòu yán jiū phase IV study / post-marketing study 组群研究 組群研究 zǔ qún yán jiū cohort study / follow-up study 追踪研究 追蹤研究 zhuī zōng yán jiū cohort study / follow-up study 初探 chū tàn to conduct an exploratory foray into (an area of study, a market etc) / a preliminary study 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 学习 學習 xué xí to learn / to study syn 研究 yán jiū research / a study / CL:項|项[xiang4] / to research / to look into syn 同学 同學 tóng xué to study at the same school / fellow student / classmate / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] syn 教程 jiào chéng course of study (commonly used in book titles) syn 读书 讀書 dú shū to read a book / to study / to attend school syn 医学 醫學 yī xué medicine / medical science / study of medicine syn 考察 kǎo chá to inspect / to observe and study / on-the-spot investigation syn 留学 留學 liú xué to study abroad syn 文献 文獻 wén xiàn reference material (used in scholarly study) 经济学 經濟學 jīng jì xué economics (as a field of study) 科目 kē mù academic subject / field of study syn 看书 看書 kàn shū to read / to study 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]) 书房 書房 shū fáng study (room) / studio / CL:間|间[jian1] syn 功课 功課 gōng kè homework / assignment / task / classwork / lesson / study / CL:門|门[men2] syn 力学 力學 lì xué mechanics / to study hard 观摩 觀摩 guān mó to observe and emulate / to study (esp. following sb's example) syn 考查 kǎo chá to investigate / to study 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 钻研 鑽研 zuān yán to study meticulously / to delve into syn 攻读 攻讀 gōng dú to major (in a field) / to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree syn 念书 念書 niàn shū to read / to study / to attend school syn 好学 好學 hào xué eager to study / studious / erudite syn 队列 隊列 duì liè formation (of troops) / alignment / (computing) queue / cohort (in a study) syn 用功 yòng gōng diligent / industrious (in one's studies) / to study hard / to make great effort syn 耕耘 gēng yún plowing and weeding / farm work / fig. to work or study diligently syn 研习 研習 yán xí research and 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 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 研读 研讀 yán dú to study attentively (a book) / to delve into 临床试验 臨床試驗 lín chuáng shì yàn clinical trial / therapeutic trial / intervention study 书斋 書齋 shū zhāi study (room) syn 论著 論著 lùn zhù treatise / study 融会贯通 融會貫通 róng huì guàn tōng to master the subject via a comprehensive study of surrounding areas syn 休学 休學 xiū xué to suspend schooling / to defer study 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 勤工俭学 勤工儉學 qín gōng jiǎn xué to work part-time while studying / work-study program syn 研判 yán pàn to study and come to a conclusion / to judge / to determine 孜孜不倦 zī zī bù juàn lit. diligent and never slacking (idiom) / continuous concentrated effort / assiduous (in study) / to concentrate syn 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 学以致用 學以致用 xué yǐ zhì yòng to study sth in order to apply it 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 学 學 xué to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology syn 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) 读书会 讀書會 dú shū huì study group 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 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 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 