师范 shīfàn teacher-training
teacher-training; pedagogical; normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University)
How to remember 师范: 师 teacher + 范 example = teacher-training.
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How it is used
- Teacher-training / 'normal' (education) - 她考上了师范大学 (tā kǎoshàng le shīfàn dàxué) she got into a teacher-training university.
- Almost always attributive in school names: 师范大学 (Normal University), 师范学院, 师范生 (a student in teacher ed). The English 'normal' here is a calque via French école normale.
- Signals an institution training teachers, not a general trait. Don't read it as 'standard/model' in ordinary contexts.