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title: "Meixue Meaning: 美学 (měixué) Means “aesthetics”"
description: "美学 (traditional 美學, měixué) means “aesthetics”. Hear its tones, see what 美 and 学 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meixue"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 美学 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

美学 měixué

## aesthetics

## Its characters

1. 美 měi beautiful
2. 学 xué to study

## In a sentence

他在大学研究美学。 He studies aesthetics at university.

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## More words with 美 or 学

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- [大学 dàxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daxue)
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- [发疯文学 fāfēng-wénxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fafengwenxue)
- [放学 fàngxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangxue)
- [化学 huàxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huaxue)
- [奖学金 jiǎngxuéjīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiangxuejin)
- [教学 jiàoxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaoxue)
- [精美 jīngměi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingmei)
- [开学 kāixué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaixue)

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