学堂 (xué táng) — (historical) old-style school, traditional school
Definition
A historical term for a traditional Chinese school, used mainly to refer to schools in imperial or pre-modern times. In modern Chinese, use 学校 for 'school'.
noun
(historical) old-style schooltraditional school
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Examples
- 学堂，。Tā xiǎo shí hou zài xué táng dú shū, hòu lái qù le chéng lǐ shàng xué.He studied at a traditional school when he was young, and later went to school in the city.
- 学堂，。Zhè zuò xué táng jiàn yú qīng cháo, yǐ jīng yǒu liǎng bǎi duō nián lì shǐ le.This traditional school was built in the Qing Dynasty and has a history of over two hundred years.
- 学堂。Xiàn zài hěn duō dì fāng yǐ jīng kàn bú dào lǎo xué táng le.Nowadays, old traditional schools can no longer be seen in many places.
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