shī

师

teacher / master

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Words with 师

老师 lǎo shī teacher HSK 1
教师 jiào shī teacher HSK 2
工程师 gōng chéng shī engineer HSK 3
律师 lǜ shī lawyer HSK 4
师傅 shī fu master; qualified worker HSK 5
摄影师 shè yǐng shī photographer; cameraman HSK 5
大师 dà shī great master; master HSK 6
设计师 shè jì shī designer; architect HSK 6
师父 shī fu used for 师傅 (in Taiwan); master HSK 6
厨师 chú shī cook; chef HSK 6
师生 shī shēng teachers and students HSK 6
导师 dǎo shī tutor; teacher HSK 7–9

Examples from your lessons

  • 我是学生。你是老师吗? I am a student. Are you a teacher? Lesson 1
  • 老师很忙。 The teacher is very busy. Lesson 5
  • 你是老师还是学生? Are you a teacher or a student? Lesson 5
  • 老师在教室外边等你。 The teacher is waiting for you outside the classroom. Lesson 17
  • 请问,王老师在哪个教室? Excuse me, which classroom is Teacher Wang in? Lesson 17
  • 王老师,我可以进来吗? Teacher Wang, may I come in? Lesson 17

Character facts

Radical
巾 cloth, curtain, handkerchief, t…
Parts
刂 + 帀
Structure
Left–right
Unicode
U+5E08

Ideographic: To skillfully wield 帀 a knife 刂