Meaning of 书童
书童 means page boy; juvenile servant who attended to a master's studies and chores in old times. Pronounced shū tóng.
- page boy; juvenile servant who attended to a master's studies and chores in old times
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
dà大
hù户
rén人
jiā家
de的
gōng公
zǐ子
shēn身
biān边
zǒng总
gēn跟
zhe着
yī一
gè个
shū书
tóng童
。
In ancient times, the sons of wealthy families always had a page boy following them around.
Zhè这
gè个
shū书
tóng童
chú除
le了
cì伺
hou候
shào少
ye爷
dú读
shū书
，
hái还
yào要
dǎ打
sǎo扫
shū书
fáng房
。
Besides attending to the young master during his studies, this servant boy also had to clean the study.
Tā他
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiù就
gěi给
dì地
zhǔ主
dāng当
shū书
tóng童
，
hòu后
lái来
cái才
kǎo考
qǔ取
le了
gōng功
míng名
。
He worked as a page boy for a landlord from a young age, and only later passed the imperial examinations to gain official rank.