私塾

sīshú
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 old-style private school

Examples

HSK 2
Lǔ Xùn xiǎoshíhou zài Sānwèi Shūwū shàng guo sīshú.
As a child, Lu Xun attended an old-style private school called Sanwei Shuwu.
HSK 3
Sīshú lǐ zhǐyǒu yí wèi xiānsheng hé shíjǐ ge xuésheng.
The old private school had only one teacher and a dozen or so pupils.

Tips

history
Before modern schools spread in the early 20th century, children who studied at all mostly learned in a 私塾, reciting the 三字经 and the 四书 by heart under a single teacher.

Stroke Order

私 sī
塾 shú