学以致用
xué​yǐ​zhì​yòng

to apply what one learns

  1. 学 學 xué verb
    to study
    to study; to learn; to gain knowledge or skills
  2. 以 yǐ prepositionconjunction
    in order to
    in order to; so as to; used to connect two phrases where the second is the purpose of the first
  3. 致用 zhì​yòng
    to put to practical use
    To put knowledge or skills into practice; to apply what has been learned to real-world tasks. Often used in the phrase 学以致用 xué​yǐ​zhì​yòng.