师资 (shī zī) — teaching staff (collectively); teacher resources; the pool of qualified teachers
Definition
师资 refers to the collective pool or quality of teachers at an institution, not an individual teacher (教师). Often used in formal contexts like university or school descriptions, e.g., 师资力量.
noun
teaching staff (collectively)teacher resourcesthe pool of qualified teachers
Examples
- 师资。Zhè suǒ dà xué shī zī lì liàng hěn qiáng.This university has strong teaching staff.
- 师资。Xué xiào zhèng zài jiā qiáng shī zī duì wu jiàn shè.The school is strengthening the construction of its teaching staff.
- 师资。Yǐn jìn hǎi wài shī zī kě yǐ tí gāo zhěng tǐ shuǐ píng.Bringing in overseas teachers can raise the overall level.
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