Meaning of 学究
学究 means pedantic scholar; bookish person blindly attached to academic details without practical sense; Tang Dynasty imperial examination candidate specializing in a single Confucian classic. Pronounced xué jiū.
- pedantic scholar; bookish person blindly attached to academic details without practical sense
- Tang Dynasty imperial examination candidate specializing in a single Confucian classic
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
shì是
gè个
lǎo老
xué学
jiū究
，
zhī只
zhī知
dào道
sǐ死
dú读
shū书
，
bù不
dǒng懂
biàn变
tōng通
。
He's an old pedant who only knows how to study books rigidly and doesn't understand flexibility.
Zuò做
xué学
wen问
bù不
néng能
dāng当
xué学
jiū究
，
yào要
xué学
yǐ以
zhì致
yòng用
。
One cannot be a pedant in doing scholarship; one must study for practical application.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
xiě写
de得
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
xué学
jiū究
qì气
。
This article is written with a pedantic air throughout.