xué​fēi​suǒ​yòng

unable to apply what one has learned

  1. xué nounverb
    learning
    (bound form) knowledge; scholarship; academic learning
  2. not be
    to not be; to not belong to; equivalent to shì in its negative form
  3. suǒ particle
    [relative]
    Used before a verb to form a noun-like phrase representing the object of the action, meaning "that which" or "what".
  4. to use
    To use; to employ; to apply or make use of something to achieve a purpose.