village school
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
village school; traditional rural elementary school
archaicA traditional, often small-scale school in a rural village, historically focused on teaching basic literacy and Confucian classics. Less common in modern usage.
Tā他
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
shì是
zài在
cūn村
lǐ里
de的
cūn村
xué学
dú读
shū书
de的
。
When he was young, he studied at the village school in his hometown.
Gǔ古
dài代
de的
cūn村
xué学
chéng承
dān担
zhe着
qǐ启
méng蒙
jiào教
yù育
de的
rèn任
wù务
。
Ancient village schools were tasked with providing primary education.
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Zhè这
zuò座
lǎo老
fáng房
zi子
guò过
qù去
shì是
gè个
cūn村
xué学
。
This old building used to be a village school.