Meaning of 师生
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- teachers and students
How to use 师生
师生 is a formal, collective noun used for everyone in a school, common in news, notices and speeches. It often appears in set phrases like 师生关系 (shīshēng guānxì), teacher-student relationship. Example: 全校师生都参加了运动会。 (Quánxiào shīshēng dōu cānjiā le yùndònghuì.) All the teachers and students of the school took part in the sports meet.
师生 is just two halves put together: 师 (shī) from 老师 (lǎoshī), teacher, plus 生 (shēng) from 学生 (xuéshēng), student. Picture a classroom with the teacher on the left and the students on the right.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 生 here with a neutral tone as in 学生 (xuésheng) or 先生 (xiānsheng), but in 师生 it keeps its full first tone: shīshēng. Also, 师生 does not mean one teacher, so do not say 一个师生 to mean a single person.
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师 shī · teacher · 6 strokes
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生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 师生.
| 先生 | xiānsheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor; medical practitioner |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher |
| 生气 | shēngqì | to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill |
| 女生 | nǚshēng | schoolgirl; female student |
| 男生 | nánshēng | schoolboy; male student |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student; high school student |
Questions about 师生
What does 师生 mean?
师生 (shīshēng) means "teachers and students" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 师生?
师生 is made of 2 characters: 师 (6 strokes), 生 (5 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 师生 an HSK word?
Yes. 师生 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 师生 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 师生 is written 師生.
Can I use 师生 in casual conversation?
It sounds rather formal. In everyday speech people usually say 老师和学生 (lǎoshī hé xuéshēng) instead. 师生 is best in writing, announcements and set phrases.
Is the order 师生 ever reversed to 生师?
No. The fixed order is 师生, with the teacher first, reflecting the respect given to teachers. 生师 is not a normal word.