character primer; collection of everyday characters
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
collection of everyday characters; traditional literacy primer
Refers to traditional educational texts, often in four-character lines, used to teach common characters to rural or less-educated populations. Often appears in book titles.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
běn本
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
sì四
yán言
zá杂
zì字
。
This is a traditional four-character character primer.
Jiù旧
shí时
nóng农
cūn村
cháng常
yòng用
zá杂
zì字
lái来
jiào教
ér儿
tóng童
shí识
zì字
。
In the past, rural areas often used character primers to teach children literacy.
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Tā他
shōu收
cáng藏
le了
gè各
zhǒng种
gè各
yàng样
de的
zá杂
zì字
kè课
běn本
。
He collects various types of character primers.