- 北京师范大学 běijīngshīfàndàxué Beijing Normal UniversityA prestigious public research university in Beijing, China, specializing in teacher education and liberal arts; often abbreviated as [[北师大|北師大|bei3 shi1 da4]]
- 华东师范大学 huádōngshīfàndàxué East China Normal UniversityEast China Normal University (ECNU), a major public research university in Shanghai; often abbreviated as [[华师大|華師大|hua2 shi1 da4]]
- 师范学校 shīfànxuéxiào normal schoolA school specifically for training teachers for primary or secondary education; often abbreviated as [[师范|師範|shi1 fan4]]
- 师范大学 shīfàndàxué normal universitynormal university; teacher training college
- 师范学院 shīfànxuéyuàn teachers collegenormal school; teachers college; college of education
- 陕西师范大学 shǎnxīshīfàndàxué Shaanxi Normal UniversityShaanxi Normal University, a public research university in Xi'an
- 中等师范学校 zhōngděngshīfànxuéxiào secondary normal schoolSecondary school that trains kindergarten and elementary school teachers.
- 高等师范院校 gāoděngshīfànyuànxiào teacher training collegehigher education institution for teacher training and pedagogical studies
- 师范教育 shīfànjiàoyù teacher trainingprofessional education programs designed to train teachers for primary and secondary schools; normal education
- 师范生 shīfànshēng teacher-in-trainingA student attending a teacher-training college or normal school
- 幼儿师范学校 yòu'érshīfànxuéxiào preschool teachers collegeeducational institution specializing in training teachers for preschools and kindergartens
- 简易师范 jiǎnyìshīfàn elementary normal school(historical) A type of junior-high-level teacher training school in mainland China, primarily used for training primary school teachers.
- 韩山师范学院 hánshānshīfànxuéyuàn Hanshan Normal UniversityHanshan Normal University, located in Chaozhou, Guangdong province
- 高等师范学校 gāoděngshīfànxuéxiào normal collegehigher education institution dedicated to teacher training