Definition & Meaning

1.apprentice; trainee

2.serve an apprenticeship; be an apprentice

Word usage

xué tú

学 徒

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1
n.apprentice; trainee
- gù yòng xué tú
  雇用学徒
  hire an apprentice
- zhāo xué tú
  招学徒
  take on an apprentice
- gěi mǒu rén dāng xué tú
  给某人当学徒
  be apprenticed to somebody
synonym
tú dì徒弟 tú gōng徒工 yì tú艺徒
2
v.serve an apprenticeship; be an apprentice
- tā xiǎo shí hou zài yào pù xué tú
  他小时候在药铺学徒。
  He was a child apprentice in a pharmacy.
- xué tú liǎng nián
  学徒两年
  serve two years as an apprentice; serve a two-year apprenticeship
- tā zuò le yī nián de xué tú
  他做了一年的学徒。
  He served a one-year apprenticeship.

Word usage

Separable word
"学" and "徒" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 我在汽车修理厂学了三年徒。
  I served three years as an apprentice in the garage.
- 我学过两年徒。
  I served two years as an apprentice.
- 他曾经在这家餐馆学过徒。
  He was an apprentice in this restaurant

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