normal school; teachers' college
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Meanings
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normal school; teachers' college; school for training teachers
Commonly abbreviated as 师范 (shīfàn). Historically refers to institutions specifically established to train primary and secondary school teachers.
Tā她
zài在
shī师
fàn范
xué学
xiào校
xué学
xí习
Zhōng中
wén文
jiào教
yù育
。
She is studying Chinese education at a normal school.
Zhè这
suǒ所
shī师
fàn范
xué学
xiào校
yǒu有
shàng上
bǎi百
nián年
de的
lì历
shǐ史
。
This teachers' college has a history of over a hundred years.
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Tā他
bì毕
yè业
yú于
yī一
suǒ所
zhù著
míng名
de的
shī师
fàn范
yuàn院
xiào校
。
He graduated from a famous normal university.