| 徒弟 | tú dì | apprentice / disciple | ![]() |
| 学徒 | xué tú | apprentice / to serve an apprenticeship | ![]() |
| 见习生 | jiàn xí shēng | apprentice / probationer / cadet | ![]() |
| 徒 | tú | disciple / apprentice / believer / on foot / bare / empty / to no avail / only / prison sentence | ![]() |
| 徒工 | tú gōng | apprentice / trainee worker | ![]() |
| 师兄 | shī xiōng | senior male fellow student or apprentice / son (older than oneself) of one's teacher | ![]() |
| 师姐 | shī jiě | senior female fellow student or apprentice / daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher | ![]() |
| 师妹 | shī mèi | junior female student or apprentice / daughter (younger than oneself) of one's teacher | ![]() |
| 拜师 | bài shī | to formally become an apprentice to a master | ![]() |
| 舞妓 | wǔ jì | (loanword) maiko / apprentice geisha | ![]() |
| 家数 | jiā shù | the distinctive style and techniques handed down from master to apprentice within a particular school | ![]() |
