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师

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noun #1,568

Meanings

  1. 1 teacher; master
  2. 2 expert; division (army)

Examples

老师好！
Lǎoshī hǎo!
Hello, teacher!
他是一位厨师。
Tā shì yī wèi chúshī.
He is a chef.
三人行必有我师。
Sān rén xíng bì yǒu wǒ shī.
Among three people, there must be one I can learn from. (Confucius)

Tips

usage
师 indicates someone skilled: 老师 (teacher), 医师 (doctor), 厨师 (chef), 律师 (lawyer), 工程师 (engineer), 师傅 (master/skilled worker). Very common suffix for professions.

Stroke Order

师 shī