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Character · Verb · NounTraditional習

practice; study; habit

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

5 senses · 9 examples
1.

verb

to practice; to review repeatedly

Often used in educational contexts or skill acquisition.

Wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
liàn练
xí习
tán弹
gāng钢
qín琴
 。

I practice playing the piano every day.

Xué学
xí习
yǔ语
yán言
xū需
yào要
bù不
duàn断
fù复
xí习
 。

Learning a language requires constant review.

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Tā他
zì自
xí习
le了
sān三
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
 。

He studied by himself for three hours.

2.

verb

(of birds) to fly repeatedly; to practice flying

literary

Archaic or literary usage, referring to young birds learning to fly.

Yīng鹰
nǎi乃
xué学
xí习
 。

The eagles then practice flying.

3.

noun

habit; custom; usual practice

Can be positive, negative, or neutral depending on context.

Zǎo早
shuì睡
zǎo早
qǐ起
shì是
gè个
hǎo好
xí习
guàn惯
 。

Going to bed early and waking up early is a good habit.

Tā他
xí习
guàn惯
měi每
tiān天
hē喝
kā咖
fēi啡
 。

He is used to drinking coffee every day.

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Wǒ我
men们
yào要
yǎng养
chéng成
jié节
yuē约
de的
xí习
guàn惯
 。

We should develop the habit of saving.

4.

noun

familiarity; knowledge acquired through long contact

Often used in set phrases.

Tā他
xí习
shuǐ水
xìng性
 ，
suǒ所
yǐ以
bù不
pà怕
yóu游
yǒng泳
 。

He is familiar with water, so he is not afraid of swimming.

5.

noun

surname (Xi)

Rare surname.

Xí习
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
de的
lǎo老
shī师
 。

Mr. Xi is my teacher.