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素質教育

简素质教育 · 繁素質教育

Mandarin · pinyin sù zhì jiào yù

all-round education (as opposed to exam-oriented education 應試教育 yìng shì jiào yù)

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素: sù · white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally
質: Look up this written character
教: jiào · teach, class
育: yù · produce, give birth to; educate
质: zhì · matter, material, substance

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4–4–4–4 · su4 zhi4 jiao4 yu4

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noun

(education) all-around education; quality-oriented education

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