old village school; traditional private school in a village
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village school; traditional private school in rural areas (old term)
archaicA traditional, privately-run school common in rural China before the modern public education system. Often taught classical Chinese texts and calligraphy. Also called "村学".
Tā他
zǔ祖
fù父
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
shì是
zài在
cūn村
shú塾
lǐ里
dú读
shū书
shí识
zì字
de的
。
His grandfather learned to read and write in a village school when he was a child.
Zhè这
ge个
gǔ古
zhèn镇
hái还
bǎo保
liú留
zhe着
yī一
suǒ所
jiù旧
shí时
de的
cūn村
shú塾
。
This ancient town still preserves an old village school.
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Cūn村
shú塾
de的
xiān先
sheng生
tōng通
cháng常
yóu由
dāng当
dì地
yǒu有
xué学
wen问
de的
rén人
dān担
rèn任
。
The teacher in a village school was usually a local learned person.