函授生

hánshòushēng

noun

Measure Word

一名函授生 míng

Meanings

1 correspondence student
2 distance learning student

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Examples

他通过函授生身份取得了本科学历。

Tā tōngguò hánshòushēng shēnfèn qǔdé le běnkē xuélì.

He earned his bachelor's degree as a correspondence student.

函授生每学期需要参加几次面授。

Hánshòushēng měi xuéqī xūyào cānjiā jǐ cì miànshòu.

Correspondence students must attend several in-person sessions each semester.

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history

函授 (hánshòu, 'letter-teach') started in China in the 1950s as a postal-correspondence study mode for working adults. Today it largely refers to a recognized 成人教育 (adult-education) track running alongside online and evening programs.

Stroke Order

函 hán

授 shòu

生 shēng