apprentice; trainee
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apprentice; trainee worker; learner
dialectA dialectal term primarily used in certain regional varieties of Chinese to refer to a young worker learning a trade under a master craftsman. Often implies a traditional master-apprentice relationship.
Tā他
shí十
wǔ五
suì岁
jiù就
chū出
qu去
dāng当
yì役
tú徒
le了
。
He went out to work as an apprentice at the age of fifteen.
Nà那
gè个
yì役
tú徒
xué学
le了
sān三
nián年
cái才
chū出
shī师
。
That apprentice studied for three years before completing his training.
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Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
de的
yì役
tú徒
rì日
zi子
hěn很
kǔ苦
，
jīng经
cháng常
ái挨
dǎ打
shòu受
mà骂
。
In the old society, apprentices had a very hard life and were often beaten and scolded.