老师 (lǎo shī): teacher

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 1noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: teacher
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 1

Full definitions

teacher
instructor
one who teaches

Chinese explanation

对在学校或其他教育机构中从事教学工作的人的称呼
也用来尊称在知识、技能或品德方面值得学习的人。

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Character breakdown

HSK 3

prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity

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Example sentences

My teacher's surname is Wang.

Hello, Teacher Li!

She is a middle school teacher.

The teacher teaches us Chinese.

Thank you, teacher!

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