老师

lǎo shī

CL 位 wèi 个 gè 名 míng

HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Noun Very common

Definitions

1. teacher

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 学生 xué sheng 学生 xué sheng student 在教育环境中，老师与学生的关系: student

Related words

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• 先生 xiān sheng 先生 xiān sheng teacher 旧时或对男性教师的尊称: teacher
• 导师 dǎo shī 导师 dǎo shī tutor 指导教师，常用于研究生阶段: tutor

Synonyms

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• 教授 jiào shòu 教授 jiào shòu professor 指大学或高等教育机构中的教师，更正式: professor

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Don't confuse 老师 (teacher) with 老板 (boss/owner). Though similar in sound, they have different meanings and tones: lǎo shī vs. lǎo bǎn.

Formality

老师 is the standard polite term for teacher, used in all settings. In very casual contexts among peers, it can be shortened to 师, but this is rare.

Example Sentences

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老师 奖励了我一本书。

The teacher rewarded me with a book.

老师 一一检查了学生的作业。

The teacher checked the students' homework one by one.

老师 下午给我补课。

The teacher will give me a make-up class this afternoon.

老师 回答了学生的问题。

The teacher answered the student's question.

老师 批评了他。

The teacher criticized him.

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Words Containing 老师

• Tony老师 Tony老师 t o n y lǎo shī: (slang) hairdresser
• 大体老师 大体老师 dà tǐ lǎo shī: cadaver for dissection in training medical students
• 还给老师 还给老师 huán gěi lǎo shī: to forget (everything one has learned)

Child Words of 老师

• 师 师 shī: teacher
• 老 老 lǎo: 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