书院 (shū yuàn) — traditional academy of classical learning (Confucian scholarship and examination preparation); (archaic slang) brothel (rare, historical usage)
Definition
书院 (shūyuàn) is a traditional Confucian academy for classical study and civil-exam preparation, distinct from the modern 大学. The historical 'brothel' sense is archaic and not used in modern Chinese.
noun
traditional academy of classical learning (Confucian scholarship and examination preparation)(archaic slang) brothel (rare, historical usage)
Measure word · 所
Examples
- 书院。Zhè zuò shū yuàn yǒu bā bǎi duō nián de lì shǐ le.This academy has a history of over eight hundred years.
- 麓书院。Tā céng zài yuè lù shū yuàn dú shū.He once studied at Yuelu Academy.
- 书院。Xiàn zài de dà xué lǐ yě yǒu shū yuàn zhì de jiào yù mó shì.Modern universities also have a college-system educational model.
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