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学徒

xué tú · xue tu

Traditional 學徒

Meaning

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  1. apprentice
  2. to serve an apprenticeship
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The bike shop

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，听说(tīngshuō)你(nǐ)在(zài)修车(xiūchē)店(diàn)当(dāng)学徒(xuétú)？

    Liangliang, I heard you are an apprentice at a bike repair shop?

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，师傅(shīfu)教(jiāo)我(wǒ)修(xiū)自行车(zìxíngchē)。

    Yes, my master teaches me to repair bicycles.

  3. Dengdeng

    当(dāng)学徒(xuétú)累(lèi)吗(ma)？

    Is being an apprentice tiring?

  4. Liangliang

    很累(hěnlèi)，可是(kěshì)学得(xuéde)很快(hěnkuài)。昨天(zuótiān)我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)会(huì)换(huàn)轮胎(lúntāi)了(le)。

    Very tiring, but I learn fast. Yesterday I could already change a tire.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)的(de)自行车(zìxíngchē)交给(jiāogěi)你(nǐ)吧(ba)！

    Then I will hand my bike over to you!

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)学徒(xuétú)修车(xiūchē)前(qián)要(yào)先(xiān)问(wèn)师傅(shīfu)。

    Okay, but an apprentice must ask the master before repairing a bike.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)在(zài)一(yì)家(jiā)修(xiū)理(lǐ)店(diàn)当(dāng)学(xué)徒(tú)，学(xué)习(xí)修(xiū)车(chē)技(jì)术(shù)。

He is an apprentice at a repair shop, learning car repair skills.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)年(nián)轻(qīng)人(rén)跟(gēn)着(zhe)老(lǎo)师(shi)傅(fu)做(zuò)学(xué)徒(tú)，已(yǐ)经(jīng)学(xué)了(le)三(sān)年(nián)。

This young man has been an apprentice under an experienced master and has already studied for three years.

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