学非所用
xué​fēi​suǒ​yòng

unable to apply what one has learned

  • created sense approved 学非所用/學非所用 · xué​fēi​suǒ​yòng · unable to apply what one has learned — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    学非所用 / 學非所用

    xué​fēi​suǒ​yòng

    unable to apply what one has learned

    to be unable to use what one has studied in one's actual work; a situation where one's professional work is unrelated to one's academic training

    学 (literal) → 学/學 · xué · learning 非 (literal) → 非 · fēi · not be 所 (literal) → 所 · suǒ · [relative] 用 (literal) → 用 · yòng · to use

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    created sense