jiù
xué

noun

Meaning of 旧学

旧学 means traditional Chinese scholarship; classical learning prior to Western influence. Pronounced jiù xué.

  • traditional Chinese scholarship; classical learning prior to Western influence

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
wèi
lǎo
xiān
sheng
jiù
xué
gōng
hěn
shēn
 

This elderly gentleman possesses a profound foundation in traditional Chinese scholarship.

zǎo
nián
jiù
xué
shú
 
hòu
lái
cái
jiē
chù
西
xué
 

He graduated from a traditional private school in his early years and only later came into contact with Western learning.

Qīng
mín
chū
 
jiù
xué
xīn
xué
zhī
jiān
de
lùn
zhēng
chí
le
shí
nián
 

From the late Qing to the early Republican period, the debate between traditional learning and new learning lasted for decades.