spare-time education; adult continuing education
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
spare-time education conducted outside working hours to improve political, cultural, and technical levels of workers, peasants, and cadres
formalRefers specifically to adult education programs conducted outside of regular working hours, particularly common in Chinese contexts from the 1950s-1980s to provide educational opportunities for working-class adults who missed formal schooling.
Xǔ许
duō多
gōng工
chǎng厂
dōu都
kāi开
shè设
le了
yè业
yú余
jiào教
yù育
kè课
chéng程
，
bāng帮
zhù助
gōng工
rén人
tí提
gāo高
wén文
huà化
shuǐ水
píng平
。
Many factories have set up spare-time education courses to help workers improve their literacy.
Tā他
tōng通
guò过
yè业
yú余
jiào教
yù育
huò获
dé得
le了
dà大
xué学
wén文
píng凭
，
shí实
xiàn现
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
mèng梦
xiǎng想
。
He obtained a university diploma through spare-time education, realizing his dream.
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Yè业
yú余
jiào教
yù育
zài在
èr二
shí十
shì世
jì纪
wǔ五
shí十
nián年
dài代
de的
Zhōng中
guó国
fēi非
cháng常
liú流
xíng行
。
Spare-time education was very popular in China during the 1950s.