The explanation of "Xun" in Shuo Wen Jie Zi is "preaching". In Ci Yuan and Ci Hai, many meanings of "training" come from "preaching". As a verb, its basic meaning is "teach" and "teach". As a noun, it refers to the word teaching and teaching. In addition, there are "discipline" and "discipline" in the old educational vocabulary, both of which are aimed at students' conduct. Therefore, we understand that "school motto" is the highest requirement of a school in educating people, shaping character, or "cultivating national personality" as Liang Qichao said.
Facing the new century, China is striding forward along the socialist road with China characteristics. Following the pace of the motherland, our school is striving to establish a world-class university. Examining Tsinghua University's old school motto from a new era perspective is still of great practical significance for us to comprehensively promote quality education and cultivate new socialist people with ideals, morality, culture and discipline.
Tsinghua people should carry forward the spirit of "self-improvement". In the endless exploration of objective inevitability, facing the challenge of knowledge economy era and the test of market economy tide, Tsinghua people must have first-class consciousness and innovative consciousness if it wants to strengthen itself. "Self-improvement" is not only an individual spirit, but also a national spirit embodied in collective struggle. In order to make the Chinese nation stand on its own feet among the world's advanced nations and realize the socialist modernization of the motherland, we must establish national self-esteem and self-confidence, strive to climb the peak of science and technology, strive for independent intellectual property rights, and catch up with and surpass the world's advanced level.
Tsinghua people should inherit the tradition of "respecting morality and carrying things". Respect the objective laws in practice, and consciously restrain your behavior with the laws and norms of natural and social development. Insist on putting moral education in the first place, take ideological and political quality as the top priority of all-round quality training, and establish a correct world outlook, outlook on life and values. "Paying attention to morality and carrying things" is a high generalization of the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation, with selfless dedication to the interests of the group as its connotation. Tsinghua people should abide by socialist social morality, professional ethics and family virtues, promote collectivism and serve the people wholeheartedly.
As an important connotation of China traditional culture, "striving for self-improvement, respecting morality and carrying things" embodies a sound personality. It is a combination of two different qualities, vitality and softness, which shows the comprehensiveness of personality development. Tsinghua people should pursue the comprehensiveness of personality shaping, be brave in competition, be good at cooperation, be outstanding and unpretentious, hate evil, be kind to others, be good at thinking and doing things, be brave in speaking out and work hard ... Under the guidance of "self-improvement, respect for morality", strive to shape himself into the darling of the people and the pillar of the motherland.