middle school; traditional Chinese learning
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
middle school; secondary school
In the modern Chinese education system, refers to schools covering junior high school (初中) and senior high school (高中).
Wǒ我
nǚ女
ér儿
jīn今
nián年
shàng上
zhōng中
xué学
le了
。
My daughter started middle school this year.
Zhè这
suǒ所
zhōng中
xué学
de的
jiào教
xué学
zhì质
liàng量
hěn很
gāo高
。
This middle school has very high teaching quality.
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Zhōng中
xué学
jiē阶
duàn段
shì是
xué学
xí习
de的
guān关
jiàn键
shí时
qī期
。
The middle school years are a critical period for learning.
noun
traditional Chinese learning (late Qing era term)
archaicA historical term used during the late Qing dynasty to refer to indigenous Chinese scholarship (Confucian classics, history, philosophy), in contrast to "Western learning" (西学).
Qīng清
mò末
yǒu有
“
zhōng中
xué学
wéi为
tǐ体
，
xī西
xué学
wéi为
yòng用
”
de的
zhǔ主
zhāng张
。
In the late Qing era, there was the proposition of "Chinese learning as the foundation, Western learning for practical use."
Zhāng张
Zhī之
dòng洞
shì是
tí提
chàng倡
“
zhōng中
xué学
”
de的
zhòng重
yào要
rén人
wù物
。
Zhang Zhidong was an important figure who advocated for "traditional Chinese learning."