学以致用 (xué yǐ zhì yòng)

to study sth in order to apply it

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学习要学以致用,不能只停留在书本上。

Learning should be applied to practice; it shouldn't just stay in books.

Xuéxí yào xuéyǐzhìyòng, bù néng zhǐ tíngliú zài shūběn shàng.