教授

jiàoshòu

noun HSK 4 #1,468

Measure Word

一位教授 wèi

Meanings

1 professor
2 to instruct; to teach

Characters

to award; to confer; to teach

Teach + confer = one who teaches and confers knowledge at a high level.

Examples

王教授是这个领域的专家。

Wáng jiàoshòu shì zhège lǐngyù de zhuānjiā.

Professor Wang is an expert in this field.

她是大学教授。

Tā shì dàxué jiàoshòu.

She is a university professor.

教授今天讲了很有趣的内容。

Jiàoshòu jīntiān jiǎng le hěn yǒuqù de nèiróng.

The professor gave a very interesting lecture today.

Tips

usage

As a title, 教授 follows the surname: 王教授. Hierarchy: 讲师 → 副教授 → 教授.

Stroke Order

教 jiāo

授 shòu