函授

• ピンイン: hán shòu
• 漢字の分解: 函 = 凵 (container) + 彐 (bristle) — a container for letters; 授 = 扌(hand) + 受 (receive) — hand over knowledge

意味

通信教育（函授）

A form of continuing education prominent in China from the 1950s through the 1990s, allowing workers and rural residents to earn degrees without attending full-time. Modern equivalents include online learning, but 函授 retains its specific institutional meaning in Chinese higher education administration.

例文

1. 他通过函授课程在职自学，历时四年终于取得了大学本科学历，为日后的职业晋升奠定了基础。
2. 该校提供函授学习项目，允许在职人员在不影响工作的前提下系统学习相关专业知识。
3. 函授教育在交通不便的偏远地区曾发挥了极为重要的作用，帮助许多人获得了接受高等教育的机会。

使い方ガイド

場面: education, continuing education, academic administration

トーン: neutral

正しい言い方

• 他报名参加了省级函授学院的会计专业课程，利用业余时间系统地学习专业知识。(He enrolled in an accounting programme at a provincial correspondence college, systematically studying the subject in his spare time.)
• 随着网络教育的普及，传统的函授方式逐渐被在线学习平台所取代，但其教育理念依然具有重要价值。(As online education has become widespread, traditional correspondence learning has gradually been replaced by e-learning platforms, though its educational philosophy retains important value.)

避ける言い方

• 函授 for any informal self-study — 函授 refers specifically to accredited distance education programmes; for self-study use 自学

起源と歴史

函 (letter, written correspondence) + 授 (to teach, to impart) — teaching through written letters

文化的背景

時代: Modern (1950s–present)

世代: Older adults familiar with pre-internet era

社会的背景: Working class, rural