traditional Chinese learning; national calamity
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
traditional Chinese culture (esp. language, literature, history); national heritage
formalAcademic term popularized during the May Fourth Movement, often used in the context of organizing or studying traditional Chinese learning ('整理国故').
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
yòng用
kē科
xué学
de的
fāng方
fǎ法
zhěng整
lǐ理
guó国
gù故
。
We need to use scientific methods to organize traditional Chinese cultural heritage.
Guó国
gù故
yán研
jiū究
shì是
jìn近
dài代
xué学
shù术
de的
zhòng重
yào要
lǐng领
yù域
。
The study of traditional Chinese learning is an important field in modern academia.
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Tā他
duì对
guó国
gù故
yǒu有
hěn很
shēn深
de的
zào造
yì诣
。
He has profound attainments in traditional Chinese scholarship.
noun
major national calamity (famine, plague, war, etc.)
literaryLiterary and archaic usage found in classical texts; rare in modern spoken Chinese except in historical contexts.
Guó国
yǒu有
dà大
gù故
，
jūn君
wáng王
jiǎn减
shàn膳
chè撤
yuè乐
。
When the state suffers a great calamity, the monarch reduces meals and suspends music.
Zāo遭
féng逢
guó国
gù故
，
bǎi百
xìng姓
liú流
lí离
shī失
suǒ所
。
Encountering national disaster, the people were displaced and lost their homes.