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教师

jiào shī · jiao shi

Traditional 教師

HSK 2Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. teacher
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Teacher's Day

  1. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)是(shì)教师节(jiàoshījié)，你(nǐ)给(gěi)老师(lǎoshī)买(mǎi)礼物(lǐwù)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Tomorrow is Teacher's Day. Did you buy a gift for your teacher?

  2. Liangliang

    买(mǎi)了(le)，一张(yīzhāng)卡片(kǎpiàn)。

    Yes, a card.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)突然(tūrán)想(xiǎng)当(dāng)教师(jiàoshī)了(le)。

    I suddenly want to be a teacher.

  4. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  5. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)教师(jiàoshī)有(yǒu)寒假(hánjià)和(hé)暑假(shǔjià)！

    Because teachers get winter and summer holidays!

  6. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)教师(jiàoshī)放假(fàngjià)也(yě)要(yào)批(pī)作业(zuòyè)。

    But teachers still have homework to mark in the holidays.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)父(fù)亲(qīn)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)中(zhōng)学(xué)英(yīng)文(wén)教(jiào)师(shī)。

My father teaches English at a high school.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)的(de)父(fù)母(mǔ)都(dōu)是(shì)教(jiào)师(shī)。

Tom's parents were both teachers.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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教
jiāo

to teach

师
shī

teacher; master

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