师徒

師徒

shītú

noun #82,834

Meanings

HSK 7-9

他们师徒俩一起开了一家面馆。

Tāmen shītú liǎ yìqǐ kāi le yì jiā miànguǎn.

The master and his apprentice opened a noodle shop together.

HSK 7-9

《西游记》讲的是唐僧师徒四人去西天取经的故事。

《 Xīyóujì 》 jiǎng de shì Tángsēng shītú sì rén qù Xītiān qǔjīng de gùshi.

Journey to the West tells the story of the Tang monk and his three disciples traveling west to fetch the Buddhist scriptures.

HSK 7-9

此战师徒大败，主将只身逃回。

Cǐ zhàn shītú dàbài, zhǔjiàng zhīshēn táohuí.

In this battle the army was badly defeated, and its general fled back alone.

usage

师徒 names both sides at once: the master, 师父, and the apprentice or disciple, 徒弟. The bond between them is 师徒关系.

history

In classical Chinese 师 is an army and 徒 a foot soldier, so in old histories 师徒 can simply mean 'the troops'.

师 shī

徒 tú