old-fashioned private home school
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
old-style private school set up in a household
archaicA historical educational institution where wealthy families hired tutors to teach their own children at home. Not used in modern contexts.
Tā他
jiā家
zǔ祖
shàng上
céng曾
bàn办
guò过
jiā家
guǎn馆
，
zhuān专
mén门
jiào教
yù育
zú族
zhōng中
zǐ子
dì弟
。
His ancestors once ran a private home school specifically to educate the children of the clan.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
xiān先
sheng生
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
zài在
jiā家
guǎn馆
lǐ里
jiāo教
shū书
。
This old gentleman taught in a private home school when he was young.
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Jiā家
guǎn馆
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
sī私
shú塾
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
xíng形
shì式
。
The 'jiaguan' was a form of private school in ancient times.