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教授

jiàoshòu
noun HSK 4 #1,468

Measure Word

一位教授 wèi

Meanings

  1. 1 professor
  2. 2 to instruct; to teach

Characters

教
jiào
to teach
授
shòu
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