In the Spring and Autumn Period, the advanced Analects of Confucius used "disciples" instead of "students". During the Warring States period, "bachelor" was used to refer to students.
The words "apprentice", "student" and "student" appeared in the Eastern Han Dynasty, all of which mean "student".
In the Tang Dynasty, "students" were also called "students". During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, anyone who passed the examinations at all levels in this province and was admitted to the generalist of official studies, state studies and county studies was often called Zhu Sheng in the article.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, "student" was also called "apprentice". Chen Shidao's "Two Poems Written by Hu Shi" says: "Three thousand disciples were famous for forty years."
There are also learning, artist, Confucian scholar, disciple, scholar, late student and waiter, all of which are nicknames for students.
In the imperial examination system of Ming and Qing Dynasties, the students who took the scholar exam were called "Confucians", "Wen Zi" and "Tong Sheng". Students in government, state and county schools are called "scholars" and "scholars".
Since the implementation of the class teaching system, the word "student" has been used to refer to people who have dropped out of school or studied in other educational research institutions. It can be seen that the word "student" has experienced a complicated historical evolution process.
Modern students generally refer to those who are receiving education in schools, schools or other places of study, while those who study in research institutions or work units also call themselves students. Before, there were mentors and apprentices who were similar in nature to students. According to different stages of learning, students can be divided into kindergarten students, primary school students, middle school students, college students and so on.