研究

• 拼音: yán jiū
• 汉字拆解: 研 = 石 (stone radical, for grinding) + 开, to grind or examine carefully; 究 = 穴 (cave) + 九 (nine, phonetic), to investigate thoroughly

含义

To research; to study; to investigate. Also used as a noun meaning research or study.

One of the most common academic and professional verbs in Chinese. Used as a verb (研究问题 — to study a problem) and as a noun (科学研究 — scientific research). Also used informally to mean to discuss or think over something: 我们研究一下 — let's think it over. Found in many compounds: 研究生, 研究所, 研究成果.

例句

1. 科学家们正在研究这种新型病毒的传播方式。
2. 他花了五年时间研究中国古代文学。
3. 研究结果表明，适当运动对身体健康非常有益。

用法指南

语境: academic, professional, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我们需要进一步研究这个方案的可行性。(We need to further study the feasibility of this plan.)
• 她的研究方向是人工智能和语言处理。(Her research focus is artificial intelligence and language processing.)

错误说法

• 把'研究'用来指非常随意的浏览 (Don't use 研究 for casual browsing — it implies careful, purposeful investigation, not just looking something up quickly)

起源与历史

A compound of 研 (to grind/examine, from 石 stone + 开) and 究 (to investigate thoroughly, from 穴 cave + 九 nine). Together they suggest deep, thorough inquiry.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal