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title: "Zixue Meaning: 自学 (zìxué) Means “to teach oneself”"
description: "自学 (traditional 自學, zìxué) means “to teach oneself; self-study”. Hear its tones, see what 自 and 学 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zixue"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 自学 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

自学 zìxué

## to teach oneself; self-study

## Its characters

1. 自 zì self
2. 学 xué to study

## In a sentence

他自学了两年日语。 He taught himself Japanese for two years.

[More about 自学](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%87%AA%E5%AD%A6)

## More words with 自 or 学

- [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)
- [大自然 dàzìrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daziran)
- [发疯文学 fāfēng-wénxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fafengwenxue)
- [放学 fàngxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangxue)
- [各自 gèzì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gezi)
- [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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