师资

• Pinyin: shī zī
• Hanzi breakdown: 师 = 巾 + 帀 (teacher, instructor); 资 = 次 + 贝 (resources, qualifications, capital)

Meaning

Teaching staff; the quality and qualifications of teachers available to an institution or region.

Refers to the overall pool, calibre, and credentials of teachers — not individual teachers. Central to education policy discussions. Common collocations: 师资力量 (teaching strength/capacity), 师资短缺 (teacher shortage), 师资培训 (teacher training), 优质师资 (high-quality teaching staff), 引进师资 (recruit/import teaching talent).

Examples

1. 农村地区师资力量薄弱的问题长期制约着当地基础教育的均衡发展，亟需政策层面的定向支持与倾斜。 The long-standing weakness of teaching resources in rural areas has constrained the balanced development of local basic education and urgently needs targeted policy support.
2. 该大学为吸引海外优秀师资，专门设立了具有国际竞争力的薪酬体系和科研配套支持。 To attract outstanding faculty from overseas, the university established an internationally competitive pay system along with supporting research resources.
3. 教育局制定了为期五年的师资培训规划，分批对全市在职教师进行系统性的专业提升培训。 The education bureau drew up a five-year teacher-training plan, providing systematic professional development for in-service teachers across the city in phases.

Usage Guide

Context: education, policy, administration

Tone: analytical

Do Say

• 为缓解偏远山区师资短缺的困境，省教育厅推行了定向培养计划，为当地培养一批扎根基层的专业教师。(To alleviate the shortage of teaching staff in remote mountainous areas, the provincial education department launched a targeted training programme to cultivate a cohort of professional teachers committed to working at the grassroots level.)
• 这所新建大学的师资配置较为薄弱，核心课程长期依赖外聘兼职教师，严重影响了教学质量的稳定性和连贯性。(The newly established university has a relatively weak teaching staff, with core courses long relying on part-time external lecturers, which has seriously affected the stability and continuity of teaching quality.)

Don't Say

• 师资 to refer to a single teacher — 师资 is always collective/systemic; use 教师 or 老师 for an individual

Origin & History

师 (teacher) + 资 (resources, qualifications, capital)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal