师门

師門

shīmén

noun

Meanings

1 one's teacher's school / lineage
2 the master's 'household' of disciples

Characters

master / teacher

Examples

HSK 7-9

他辜负了师门。

Tā gūfù le shīmén.

He let down his master's school.

HSK 7-9

这是师门的规矩。

Zhè shì shīmén de guīju.

This is the rule of our master's lineage.

Tips

culture

师门 literally 'master's gate' - the teacher plus all disciples studying under them, treated as a quasi-family unit. Core concept in wuxia, xianxia, and traditional arts; betraying 师门 (背叛师门) is among the gravest moral failures.

Stroke Order

师 shī

门 mén