private tutor; sishu teacher
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teacher in a traditional private school (sishu)
Refers to teachers employed in sishu (traditional private elementary schools) in pre-modern China, typically instructing children in Confucian classics, literacy, and moral principles. The term is now primarily used in historical contexts.
Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
céng曾
zuò做
guo过
shú塾
shī师
。
He worked as a private tutor when he was young.
Shú塾
shī师
tōng通
cháng常
jiāo教
shòu授
《
Sān三
Zì字
Jīng经
》
hé和
《
Qiān千
Zì字
Wén文
》
。
Sishu teachers typically taught the 'Three Character Classic' and the 'Thousand Character Classic'.
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Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
shú塾
shī师
yī一
shēng生
zhì致
lì力
yú于
xiāng乡
cūn村
jiào教
yù育
。
This elderly private tutor dedicated his life to rural education.