太学生

太學生

tàixuéshēng

noun

Meanings

1 student of the Imperial Academy

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Examples

HSK 6

他十八岁就成了太学生。

Tā shíbā suì jiù chéng le tàixuéshēng.

He became a student at the Imperial Academy at eighteen.

HSK 7-9

东汉后期，太学生有三万多人，他们常常聚在一起议论朝政。

Dōnghàn hòuqī, tàixuéshēng yǒu sānwàn duō rén, tāmen chángcháng jù zài yìqǐ yìlùn cháozhèng.

In the late Eastern Han there were over 30,000 Imperial Academy students, and they often gathered to discuss affairs of state.

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history

The 太学 was founded under 汉武帝 in 124 BC to train officials in the Confucian classics. Its students took part in court politics: in the Song dynasty the student 陈东 led petitions to the throne.

Stroke Order

太 tài

学 xué

生 shēng