拜师

拜師

bàishī

verb #54,777

Meanings

1 to formally become a master's disciple
2 to acknowledge someone as one's teacher

Characters

to pay respects, bow

master, teacher

Examples

他十五岁就拜师学艺。

Tā shíwǔ suì jiù bàishī xuéyì.

At fifteen he became a disciple and began learning the craft.

按照规矩，拜师要行三跪九叩大礼。

Ànzhào guīju, bàishī yào xíng sān guì jiǔ kòu dàlǐ.

By tradition, becoming a disciple requires the three-kneel, nine-kowtow ceremony.

Tips

culture

Still an active ritual in traditional fields — martial arts, Peking opera, Chinese medicine, craft trades. The student formally kowtows, serves tea, and is entered into the lineage; the relationship is understood as lifelong, with obligations on both sides.

Stroke Order

拜 bài

师 shī