师范 (shī fàn) — teacher training; teacher education; normal school/university (institutional concept)
Definition
师范 (shīfàn) means 'teacher-training', referring to institutions or programs that train teachers. In 师范大学 it contrasts with a general 大学 by focusing specifically on teacher education.
noun
teacher trainingteacher educationnormal school/university (institutional concept)
Measure word · 所
Examples
- 师范。Tā jué dìng bào kǎo yì suǒ shī fàn dà xué.He decided to apply to a normal university.
- 师范。Hěn duō shī fàn zhuān yè de xué shēng bì yè hòu dāng lǎo shī.Many students in teacher-training majors become teachers after graduation.
- 师范。Zhōng guó de shī fàn jiào yù lì shǐ yōu jiǔ.China's teacher education has a long history.
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