student source; enrollment pool
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
student source; pool of prospective students; applicant pool
formalCommonly used in educational administration and admissions contexts to refer to the supply or origin of students available for enrollment. Often collocates with words indicating quantity (充足, 不足) or quality (优质).
Zhè这
suǒ所
xué学
xiào校
shēng生
yuán源
chōng充
zú足
，
bào报
kǎo考
rén人
shù数
lián连
nián年
pān攀
shēng升
。
This school has an abundant applicant pool, with the number of candidates rising year after year.
Yóu由
yú于
shēng生
yuán源
bù不
zú足
，
zhè这
gè个
lěng冷
mén门
zhuān专
yè业
bèi被
pò迫
qǔ取
xiāo消
le了
。
Due to an insufficient student pool, this unpopular major was forced to shut down.
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Gāi该
xiào校
zhǔ主
yào要
zhāo招
shōu收
běn本
dì地
shēng生
yuán源
，
wài外
dì地
xué学
sheng生
bǐ比
lì例
hěn很
xiǎo小
。
That institution mainly recruits local students; the proportion of non-local students is very small.
Gè各
dì地
gāo高
xiào校
duì对
yōu优
zhì质
shēng生
yuán源
de的
jìng竞
zhēng争
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
jī激
liè烈
。
Competition among regional universities for high-caliber students is becoming increasingly fierce.