Meaning of 义学
义学 means charity school; free school (in old times). Pronounced yì xué.
- charity school; free school (in old times)
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
gè个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
yǐ以
qián前
yǒu有
suǒ所
yì义
xué学
，
cūn村
lǐ里
de的
hái孩
zi子
dōu都
néng能
miǎn免
fèi费
dú读
shū书
。
There used to be a charity school in this village, so all the children could study for free.
Yì义
xué学
zài在
Míng明
Qīng清
shí时
qī期
fēi非
cháng常
pǔ普
biàn遍
，
yóu由
dāng当
dì地
xiāng乡
shēn绅
juān捐
zī资
chuàng创
bàn办
。
Charity schools were very common during the Ming and Qing dynasties, founded by donations from local gentry.
Tā他
juān捐
chū出
bǎi百
mǔ亩
liáng良
tián田
zuò作
wéi为
yì义
xué学
tián田
，
gōng供
pín贫
hán寒
zǐ子
dì弟
dú读
shū书
。
He donated a hundred mu of good farmland as endowment land for the charity school to support poor students.