Education must serve the needs of socialist modernization, be integrated with productive labor, and train builders and successors who are well developed morally, intellectual and physically.

　　适应社会主义现代化建设需要，面向二十一世纪，具有中国特色的社会主义教育体系。

　　a socialist education system with distinct Chinese characteristics that meets the needs of socialist modernization and is oriented to the 21st century

　　坚持社会主义方向

　　to keep to the socialist orientation

　　身体好，学习好，工作好。Keep fit, study hard and work well.

　　德才兼备 to combine ability with character; equal stress on integrity and ability

　　成为有理想，有道德，有文化，守纪律的劳动者 to become working people with lofty ideals, moral integrity, education and a sense of discipline

　　教育要面向现代化，面向世界，面向未来

　　Gear education to the needs of modernization, the world and the future

　　爱国主义教育 education in patriotism

　　国际主义教育 education in internationalism

　　集体主义教育 education in collectivism

　　共产主义教育 education in communism

　　共产主义道德品质 communist ethics

　　政治思想教育 political and ideological education

　　五爱（爱祖国、爱人民、爱劳动、爱科学、爱护公物）

　　"Five Love": love the motherland, the people, labor, and science and take good care of public property.

　　教书育人 to educate the person as well as impart book knowledge

　　培养独立分析问题和解决问题的能力

　　to cultivate the ability to analyze and solve concrete problems independently

　　启发学生独立思考的能力

　　to help develop the ability of the students to think things out for themselves

　　培养学生自学能力

　　to foster the students' ability to study on their own

　　发挥学生主动性、创造性 to give scope to the students' initiative and creativeness

　　自学成才 to become educated through independent study

　　启发式 elicitation method (of teaching); heuristic method

　　填鸭式教学法 cramming/forced-feeding method of teaching

　　普及教育 universal education

　　义务教育 compulsory education; free education

　　学前教育 preschool education

　　初等教育 elementary education

　　中等教育 secondary education

　　高等教育 higher/tertiary education

　　普遍教育 general education

　　成人教育 adult education

　　职业技术教育 vocational and technical education

　　国家教育委员会 State Education Commission

　　高等学校 institution of higher education

　　综合性大学 comprehensive university

　　文科大学 university of liberal arts

　　文科院校 colleges of art

　　理工科大学 college/university of science and engineering

　　师范大学 normal university; teachers' university

　　师范学院 teachers' college

　　工业大学 polytechnic university

　　工业学院 engineering institute

　　农业大学 agricultural university

　　农学院 agricultural college

　　医科大学 medical university

　　医学院 medical college/school

　　中医院 institute of traditional Chinese medicine

　　音乐学院 conservatory of music

　　美术学院 academy of fine arts

　　体育学院 physical culture institute

　　分校 branch school

　　重点学校 key school

　　业余学校 spare-time school

　　业余职工大学 spare-time college for staff and workers

　　电视广播大学 television and radio broadcasting university

　　函授学院 correspondence school

　　教师进修学校 teachers' college for vocational studies

　　成人夜校 night school for adults

　　业余艺术/体育学校 amateur arts/athletic school

　　半工半读学校 part-work and part-study school

　　中等专业学校 secondary specialized school; polytechnic school

　　中等技术学校 secondary technical school; technical secondary school