- 北京师范大学 Běijīng Shīfàn Dàxué Beijing Normal University
- 华东师范大学 Huádōng Shīfàn Dàxué East China Normal UniversityEast China Normal University (ECNU)
- 师范大学 shīfàndàxué normal universityAn institution of higher education dedicated to training teachers.
- 师范学院 shīfànxuéyuàn teacher's collegeAn institution of higher education dedicated to teacher training and pedagogical studies.
- 陕西师范大学 Shǎnxī Shīfàn Dàxué Shaanxi Normal University
- 韩山师范学院 Hánshān Shīfàn Xuéyuàn Hanshan Normal UniversityHanshan Normal University, located in Chaozhou (historically Shantou), Guangdong
- 中等师范学校 zhōngděngshīfànxuéxiào secondary normal schoolsecondary school that trains kindergarten and elementary school teachers
