Definition
师资 (shīzī) refers to the collective teaching staff or teacher resources of an institution, emphasizing the pool of qualified teachers as a whole. It differs from 教师 (jiàoshī), which means an individual teacher, and from 师生 (shīshēng), which means 'teachers and students' together. Use 师资 when talking about the quality, quantity, or development of teaching staff.
noun
teaching staff (collectively)teacher resourcesthe pool of qualified teachers
Easily confused
- 狮子shī zisound-alikelion (the animal)
- 柿子shì zisound-alikepersimmon
Examples
- 师资。Zhè suǒ dàxué shī zī lìliàng hěn qiáng.This university has strong teaching staff.
- 师资。Xuéxiào zhèngzài jiāqiáng shī zī duìwǔ jiànshè.The school is strengthening the construction of its teaching staff.
- 师资。Yǐnjìn hǎiwài shī zī kěyǐ tígāo zhěngtǐ shuǐpíng.Bringing in overseas teachers can raise the overall level.
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