朱熹延續程頤「進學致知」的學術路數，強調道德實現，必從學做聖賢入門，讀書是讀聖賢言語，也是實現道德無從迴避的環節。朱熹重視讀書，還提出諸多讀書工夫，教人應用來輔助讀書、學習，確立讀書的方向宗旨，提升讀書的實質效益。從朱熹所著〈讀書法〉可窺其崖略，足證其強調「讀書」和「讀書工夫」的程度。朱熹闡述的讀書工夫中有與荀學若合符節之處，其學術性格裡頭蘊含的荀學特色昭然若揭。本文以「誦數與窮理」、「專一與統類」、「靜坐與持敬」、「虛心與切己」闡述朱熹讀書工夫，並點出其間與荀學的可聯結處。

Zhu Xi continued Cheng Yi’s “Pathways to Learning” academic path, emphasizing moral realization, we must learn saints from entry, reading is to read the sages words, but also to achieve moral unavoidable links. Zhu Xi attaches importance to reading, but also put forward a lot of reading time, teaching people should be used to assist study, study, establish the direction of reading purposes, to enhance the substantive benefits of reading. From Zhu Xi’s book, “Reading Method” can peek into its aphrodisiac, to prove its emphasis on “reading” and “reading time” level. Zhu Xi elaborates on the work of reading with Xun and Xun, coinciding with the festival, the academic character contained in the Xun Zi features clearly reveal. This article elaborates on Zhu Xi’s reading time by studying “seeking truth from facts, studying in a poor way”, “accumulating exclusively, subordinating to the unification class”, “holding in silence”, Learning can be joined at.