Meaning
a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model
Chinese: 老师、师傅或军队编制。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “shi” becomes a different word in each tone. 师 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 老师lǎo shīteacher
- 教师jiào shīteacher
- 工程师gōng chéng shīengineer
- 律师lǜ shīlawyer
- 师傅shī fumaster; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men
Example Sentence
张老师是我最喜欢的老师。Zhāng lǎo shī shì wǒ zuì xǐ huan de lǎo shī.Teacher Zhang is my favorite teacher.
张Zhāngto open up老师lǎo shīteacher是shìis我wǒI最zuìmost喜欢xǐ huanto like的deof老师lǎo shīteacher。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 師. It means ‘a teacher, master; a specialist, expert (工程师); a model, to learn from; an army division’ (老师, 师傅, 师生).
A way to remember it
‘Teacher / master / expert’: 老师 (teacher), 师傅 (master).