"Teacher" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 lǎo shī teacher / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
 xiān sheng teacher / husband / doctor (dialect) / CL:位[wei4] / Mister (Mr.)
 jiào shī teacher / CL:個|个[ge4]
 dǎo shī tutor / teacher / academic advisor
 shī zhǎng military division level commander / teacher
 jiào yuán teacher / instructor / CL:個|个[ge4]
 ēn shī (greatly respected) teacher
 shī zūn teacher / master
 shī teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops
 yè shī teacher / one's teacher
 bān zhǔ rèn teacher in charge of a class
 shī fàn dà xué normal university / teacher training college
 shī xiōng senior male fellow student or apprentice / son (older than oneself) of one's teacher
 shī zī qualified teacher
 míng shī famous master / great teacher
 shī dà abbr. for 師範大學|师范大学[shi1 fan4 da4 xue2], normal university / teacher training college
 dá yí to answer questions (as teacher or consultant) / to clarify doubts
 shī jiě senior female fellow student or apprentice / daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher
 zhí jiào to teach / to be a teacher / to train / to coach
 shī mèi junior female student or apprentice / daughter (younger than oneself) of one's teacher
 bǐ hua to gesture / to gesticulate / to practice the moves of a martial art by imitating the teacher / to fight / to come to blows
 wài jiào foreign teacher (abbr. for 外國教師|外国教师) / greenhorn / novice / amateurish / religion other than Buddhism (term used by Buddhists)
 gào zhuàng to tell on sb / to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc) / to bring a lawsuit
 lǎ ma lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism
 rèn kè to give classes / to work as a teacher
 yǔ wén lǎo shī language and literature teacher
 dài kè to teach as substitute for absent teacher
  language teacher
 liáng shī yì yǒu good teacher and helpful friend (idiom) / mentor
 Liáng Shù míng Liang Shuming (1893-1988), modern philosopher and teacher in the neo-Confucian tradition
 jiāo shū jiàng hack teacher / pedagogue
 pìn to engage (a teacher etc) / to hire / to betroth / betrothal gift / to get married (of woman)
 xiū dried meat presented by pupils to their teacher at their first meeting (in ancient times) / dried / withered
 míng shī chū gāo tú A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
 jiào xué xiāng zhǎng when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit
 wú shī zì tōng self-taught / to learn without a teacher (idiom)
 wàn shì shī biǎo model teacher of every age (idiom) / eternal paragon / refers to Confucius (551-479 BC) 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
 jiàn xián sī qí see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects) / emulate the virtuous / Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher.
 wéi rén shī biǎo to serve as a model for others (idiom) / to be a worthy teacher
鸿 Xú Bēi hóng Xu Beihong (1895-1953), famous European-trained painter and influential art teacher
 sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius) / you have sth to learn from everyone
 rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt? / We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈)
 bài rén wéi shī to acknowledge as one's teacher
 yǒu qí shī , bì yǒu qí tú As the teacher, so the pupil. (idiom)
 méng shī primary school teacher
访 fǎng shī qiú xué to seek a teacher desiring to study
 dào zhī suǒ cún , shī zhī suǒ cún If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4]). / We should learn from one who knows the way.
 dào suǒ cún zhě , nǎi shī suǒ cún zhě If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4]). / We should learn from one who knows the way.
 shé lí Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration) / also written 闍梨|阇梨[she2 li2]
 ā shé lí Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration) / also written 阿闍黎|阿阇黎[a1 she2 li2]
 ā shé lí Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration) / also written 阿闍梨|阿阇梨[a1 she2 li2]
 guǎn bīn private teacher / preceptor
 yòu ér yuán lǎo shī kindergarten teacher
  nursing teacher
  Teacher Emergency Package
 shī zī xùn liàn teacher training
  Institute of In-service Teacher Training
  Association for Teacher Education in Africa
  literacy teacher / literacy worker
  Eastern Caribbean Standing Conference on Teacher Education
  multimedia teacher training
  teacher trainee
 yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
 bān dǎo (Tw) teacher in charge of a class / homeroom teacher
 bān dǎo shī (Tw) teacher in charge of a class / homeroom teacher
 rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt? / We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4])
 fǎn miàn jiào yuán (PRC) teacher by negative example / sb from whom one can learn what not to do
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