师道

師道

shīdào

noun

Meanings

1 the way of the teacher
2 the ethos and authority of teaching
3 respect for teachers as a tradition

Characters

the Way / principle

Examples

韩愈在《师说》里论述师道的重要。

Hán Yù zài 《Shī Shuō》 lǐ lùnshù shīdào de zhòngyào.

In 'On the Teacher' Han Yu argues for the importance of the way of the teacher.

师道尊严不能丢。

Shīdào zūnyán bùnéng diū.

The dignity of the teacher's calling must not be lost.

现代教育也要重建师道。

Xiàndài jiàoyù yě yào chóngjiàn shīdào.

Modern education also needs to rebuild the ethic of teaching.

Tips

history

A Confucian-inflected concept: 师 (teacher) + 道 (the Way) — the moral calling and authority of the teacher. Crystallized in the Tang essayist Han Yu's 《师说》 and often quoted as 师道之不传也久矣 ('the Way of the teacher has not been transmitted for a long time').

Stroke Order

师 shī

道 dào