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导师

dǎo shī · dao shi

Traditional 導師

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. tutor
  2. teacher
  3. academic advisor
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Thesis questions

  1. Liangliang

    琦琦(qíqí)，你的(nǐde)导师(dǎoshī)人(rén)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    Qiqi, what's your academic advisor like?

  2. Qiqi

    很(hěn)好(hǎo)，就是(jiùshì)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)问(wèn)我(wǒ)论文(lùnwén)写完了(xiěwánle)没有(méiyǒu)。

    Great, except he asks every day if my thesis is done.

  3. Dengdeng

    导师(dǎoshī)都(dōu)这样(zhèyàng)吗(ma)？

    Are all advisors like that?

  4. Qiqi

    今天(jīntiān)他(tā)请(qǐng)我们(wǒmen)吃饭(chīfàn)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)不怕了(bùpàle)。

    Today he's treating us to dinner, so I'm not afraid.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)他(tā)吃饭(chīfàn)的时候(deshíhou)问(wèn)论文(lùnwén)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did he ask about the thesis during dinner?

  6. Qiqi

    问了(wènle)。他(tā)说(shuō)：“导师(dǎoshī)请客(qǐngkè)，论文(lùnwén)也(yě)要(yào)写完(xiěwán)。”

    He did. He said, “The advisor treats, and the thesis gets finished too.”

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)导(dǎo)师(shī)建(jiàn)议(yì)我(wǒ)多(duō)读(dú)一(yì)些(xiē)专(zhuān)业(yè)书(shū)。

My academic advisor suggested that I read more professional books.

02

她(tā)遇(yù)到(dào)难(nán)题(tí)时(shí)总(zǒng)会(huì)去(qù)请(qǐng)教(jiào)导(dǎo)师(shī)。

When she runs into difficult problems, she always goes to consult her tutor.

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