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师生 (shī shēng) — teachers and students (as a collective)

Definition

A collective noun meaning 'teachers and students' as one group (e.g., the whole school's staff and pupils). Distinguish from 师资, which refers to teachers only, not students.

noun
teachers and students (as a collective)

Examples

  • 师生。
    Quán xiào shī shēng dōu cān jiā le bǐ sài.
    All teachers and students in the school participated in the competition.
  • 师生。
    Wǒ men xué xiào de shī shēng fēi cháng tuán jié.
    The teachers and students in our school are very united.
  • 师生。
    Zhè cì huó dòng yāo qǐng le shī shēng cān jiā.
    This event invited teachers and students to participate.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

师shīteacher
生shēngstudent

'师' means teacher and '生' means student, so together they refer to teachers and students.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 師; 师 is its simplified writing.

  • 𠂤𠂤𠂤
  • 帀帀zā

The traditional form 師 combines 𠂤 and 帀; the simplified 师 is not the form explained here.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

生 shows 屮 (a bud) above 一 (the ground), drawing a sprout coming up from the earth.

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