charity school; free school
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
charity school; free school (in old times)
archaicRefers to free educational institutions in imperial China, typically funded by local gentry, clans, or public welfare funds to provide basic education for children from poor families. Common during Ming and Qing dynasties.
Zhè这
gè个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
yǐ以
qián前
yǒu有
suǒ所
yì义
xué学
，
cūn村
lǐ里
de的
hái孩
zi子
dōu都
néng能
miǎn免
fèi费
dú读
shū书
。
There used to be a charity school in this village, so all the children could study for free.
Yì义
xué学
zài在
Míng明
Qīng清
shí时
qī期
fēi非
cháng常
pǔ普
biàn遍
，
yóu由
dāng当
dì地
xiāng乡
shēn绅
juān捐
zī资
chuàng创
bàn办
。
Charity schools were very common during the Ming and Qing dynasties, founded by donations from local gentry.
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Tā他
juān捐
chū出
bǎi百
mǔ亩
liáng良
tián田
zuò作
wéi为
yì义
xué学
tián田
，
gōng供
pín贫
hán寒
zǐ子
dì弟
dú读
shū书
。
He donated a hundred mu of good farmland as endowment land for the charity school to support poor students.