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师父

shī fu · shi fu

Traditional 師父

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. used for 師傅 / 师傅 (in Taiwan)
  2. master
  3. qualified worker
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The bike repairman

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)自行车(zìxíngchē)坏(huài)了(le)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)找(zhǎo)师父(shīfu)。

    My bike is broken. I want to find the shifu.

  2. Dengdeng

    师父(shīfu)？是(shì)修车(xiūchē)的(de)师父(shīfu)吗(ma)？

    The shifu? The man who fixes bikes?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)。大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)叫(jiào)他(tā)师父(shīfu)。

    Yes. Everyone calls him shifu.

  4. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  5. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)他(tā)修(xiū)了(le)二十(èrshí)年(nián)，什么(shénme)车(chē)都(dōu)会(huì)修(xiū)。

    Because he has fixed bikes for twenty years and can fix any kind.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)也(yě)叫(jiào)他(tā)师父(shīfu)，他(tā)会(huì)便宜(piányi)点(diǎn)吗(ma)？

    Then I'll call him shifu too. Will he make it cheaper?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)师(shī)父(fu)教(jiāo)我(wǒ)做(zuò)木(mù)工(gōng)已(yǐ)经(jīng)三(sān)年(nián)了(le)。

My master has been teaching me carpentry for three years now.

02

他(tā)跟(gēn)着(zhe)师(shī)父(fu)学(xué)修(xiū)车(chē)，手(shǒu)艺(yì)越(yuè)来(lái)越(yuè)好(hǎo)。

He learns car repair from his master, and his skills are getting better and better.

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