师资 shīzī qualified teacher
How to remember 师资: 师 teacher + 资 wealth = qualified teacher.
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How it is used
- Teaching staff / faculty resources, viewed as a resource - 这所学校师资雄厚 (zhè suǒ xuéxiào shīzī xiónghòu) this school has a strong teaching staff.
- Abstract collective noun: 师资力量, 师资队伍, 师资短缺. Refers to the quality/supply of teachers, not individual teachers.
- You don't count 师资 by person; for that use 老师/教师. Common in discussions of educational quality.