门生 (mén shēng) — pupil, disciple, follower

Definition

A literary/formal word for 'disciple' — someone who studies directly under a master or scholar, emphasizing the teacher–student lineage. Tone is much more classical and reverential than the everyday 学生.

noun

pupildisciplefollower

Measure word · 个

Examples

门生，。
Zhè wèi dà xué zhě yǒu hěn duō mén shēng, biàn bù quán guó gè dì.
This great scholar has many disciples spread all over the country.
门生。
Kǒng zǐ de mén shēng jì chéng le tā de sī xiǎng bìng jiā yǐ fā zhǎn.
Confucius's disciples inherited his thoughts and developed them further.
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Tā zuò wéi lǎo shī de dé yì mén shēng, bèi shòu zūn zhòng.
As the teacher's favored disciple, he was highly respected.

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