---
title: "Xuewen Meaning: 学问 (xuéwen) Means “learning”"
description: "学问 (traditional 學問, xuéwen) means “learning; knowledge; scholarship”. Hear its tones, see what 学 and 问 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xuewen"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 学问 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

学问 xuéwen

## learning; knowledge; scholarship

## It can also mean

- know-how; something worth studying

## Its characters

1. 学 xué to study
2. 问 wèn to ask

## In a sentence

他是个很有学问的人。 He is a very learned person.

专门研究这本书的**学问**，甚至有一个名字，叫“红学”。

From [《红楼梦》到底讲了什么？ · What is Dream of the Red Chamber about?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-dream-of-the-red-chamber-about#library-word-774-776)

[More about 学问](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AD%A6%E9%97%AE)

## More words with 学 or 问

- [办学 bànxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banxue)
- [大学 dàxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daxue)
- [大学生 dàxuéshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daxuesheng)
- [发疯文学 fāfēng-wénxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fafengwenxue)
- [访问 fǎngwèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangwen)
- [放学 fàngxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangxue)
- [顾问 gùwèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guwen)
- [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)

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