spare-time university; adult education college; night school
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
spare-time university; adult education college; part-time university for working adults
Refers to institutions offering higher education to employed adults, usually with classes held in evenings or on weekends. Commonly used in mainland China during the 1980s–90s, now often replaced by terms like 成人教育 or 继续教育.
Wǒ我
fù父
qīn亲
bā八
shí十
nián年
dài代
de的
wén文
píng凭
shì是
yè业
dà大
bān颁
fā发
de的
。
My father’s diploma from the 1980s was issued by a spare-time university.
Nà那
shí时
hou候
hěn很
duō多
gōng工
rén人
dōu都
xuǎn选
zé择
shàng上
yè业
dà大
lái来
tí提
shēng升
zì自
jǐ己
。
At that time, many workers chose to attend a part-time university to improve themselves.
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Yè业
dà大
de的
xué学
lì历
zài在
dāng当
shí时
hán含
jīn金
liàng量
hěn很
gāo高
。
Degrees from spare-time universities were highly valued at that time.