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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.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

师shīteacher
资zīresources

师 (teacher) with 资 (resources) gives the pool of qualified teachers.

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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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 資; 资 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell-money
Sound part声符shēngfú
次
次cì資zī
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 資 puts 次 above 貝, a shell-money sign, to write property or resource; 次 supplies the sound. The simplified 资 is a shorthand, so do not treat its parts as historical.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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