private school; old-style tutoring school
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old-style private school; traditional tutoring school
Refers to traditional Chinese private education before the establishment of the modern school system. Usually involved one teacher instructing a small number of students, often in the teacher's home or a family clan setting.
Tā他
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
zài在
sī私
shú塾
dú读
shū书
。
He studied at a private school when he was young.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
xiān先
sheng生
dāng当
guo过
sī私
shú塾
xiān先
sheng生
。
This old gentleman used to work as a private tutor.
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Jiù旧
shí时
de的
sī私
shú塾
tōng通
cháng常
zhǐ只
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
lǎo老
shī师
，
cǎi采
yòng用
gè个
bié别
jiào教
xué学
。
Old-style private schools usually had only one teacher and used individualized instruction.