拜人为师

拜人為師
bàirénwéishī
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 to acknowledge someone as one's teacher
  2. 2 to take someone as one's master

Examples

Tā bàirénwéishī, rènzhēn xuéxí shūfǎ.
He took a master and seriously studied calligraphy.
Xiǎng xué hǎo zhè mén shǒuyì, bìxū bàirénwéishī.
To master this craft, you must formally take a teacher.

Tips

culture
拜师 is a formal traditional ceremony — usually involving bowing, tea offering, and a vow of respect — that establishes a lifelong teacher-disciple bond. It still occurs today in martial arts, opera, and traditional crafts.

Stroke Order

bài
rén
wèi
shī