教授

jiào shòu

CL 位 wèi 名 míng

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. professor
2. to instruct
3. to lecture on

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 讲师 jiǎng shī 讲师 jiǎng shī instructor academic ranks below professor: instructor
• 导师 dǎo shī 导师 dǎo shī tutor advisor, mentor, sometimes used for professor: tutor
• 副教授 fù jiào shòu 副教授 fù jiào shòu associate professor (university post) associate professor: associate professor (university post)

Usage notes

Collocations

Often preceded by 副 (associate) or 名誉 (emeritus) to specify rank; cannot be used with 老师 interchangeably in formal contexts.

Formality

教授 is a formal title, used with surname in formal settings (e.g., 张教授).

Example Sentences

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这位 教授 出版了一本关于中国古代文学的专著。

This professor published a monograph on ancient Chinese literature.

王 教授 是我的导师。

Professor Wang is my advisor.

学校聘他为 教授 。

The school hired him as a professor.

学校聘任了一位新 教授 。

The school appointed a new professor.

我明天去拜访一位 教授 。

I will visit a professor tomorrow.

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Words Containing 教授

• 副教授 副教授 fù jiào shòu: associate professor (university post)
• 客座教授 客座教授 kè zuò jiào shòu: visiting professor; guest professor
• 指导教授 指导教授 zhǐ dǎo jiào shòu: adviser
• 荣誉教授 荣誉教授 róng yù jiào shòu: emeritus professor

Child Words of 教授

• 教 教 jiāo: to teach
• 教 教 jiào: religion
• 授 授 shòu: (bound form) to confer; to give