| 趁 | chèn | While, to take opportunity | 
| 普及 | pǔjí | Popularization, popular | 
| 责任制 | zérènzhì | Responsibility system | 
| 劳力 | láolì | Labor force | 
| 家长 | jiāzhǎng | Guardian/parent | 
| 从事 | cóngshì | To be engaged in… | 
| 大专院校 | dàzhuānyuànxiào | Higher education institutions (universities, and colleges) | 
| 报考 | bàokǎo | Register for school exams | 
| 义务教育 | yìwùjiàoxué | Compulsory education | 
| 重点学校 | zhòngdiǎnxuéxiào | Key school, like grammar schools in England | 
| 文盲 | wénmáng | Illiterate people | 
| 近视眼 | jìnshìyǎn | Nearsightedness | 
| 国立 | guólì | National established | 
| 省立 | shěnglì | Provincially established | 
| 入学率 | rùxuélǜ | Matriculation rate |