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应试教育

Word · NounTraditional應試教育

exam-oriented education; test-focused schooling

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Meanings

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1.

noun

exam-oriented education; education focused primarily on preparing students to pass examinations

Often contrasted with 'quality-oriented education' (素质教育). The term can carry a negative connotation, implying rote memorization over critical thinking.

Yìng应
shì试
jiào教
yù育
dǎo导
zhì致
xué学
sheng生
quē缺
fá乏
chuàng创
zào造
lì力
 。

Exam-oriented education causes students to lack creativity.

Wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
gǎi改
gé革
yìng应
shì试
jiào教
yù育
zhì制
dù度
 。

We should reform the exam-oriented education system.

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Zhè这
suǒ所
xué学
xiào校
réng仍
rán然
cǎi采
yòng用
yìng应
shì试
jiào教
yù育
mó模
shì式
 。

This school still adopts the exam-oriented education model.

Hěn很
duō多
jiā家
zhǎng长
kāi开
shǐ始
fǎn反
sī思
yìng应
shì试
jiào教
yù育
de的
bì弊
duān端
 。

Many parents are beginning to reflect on the drawbacks of exam-oriented education.