师生
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
师生 (shīshēng) · teachers and students
师生 (shīshēng) means “teachers and students”. It is written with 2 characters: 师 (teacher) + 生 (to give birth). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 师生 is built
The characters
师 shī · teacher
What 师 is made of
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: To skillfully wield 帀 a knife 刂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
生 shēng · to give birth
What 生 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
全校师生都参加了运动会。Quán xiào shīshēng dōu cānjiā le yùndònghuì.All the teachers and students took part in the sports day.
我们学校的师生关系很好。Wǒmen xuéxiào de shīshēng guānxì hěn hǎo.Teachers and students at our school get along well.
Questions about 师生
What does 师生 mean?
师生 (shīshēng) means “teachers and students”.
How do you pronounce 师生?
师生 is pronounced shīshēng.
Which HSK level is 师生?
师生 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 老师lǎoshīteacher
- 教师jiàoshīteacher
- 工程师gōngchéngshīengineer
- 律师lǜshīlawyer
- 师傅shīfumaster
- 师范shīfànteacher training
- 厨师chúshīcook
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 男生nánshēngboy
- 女生nǚshēnggirl
Learn 师生 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 66: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.