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老师

lǎo shī · lao shi

Traditional 老師

HSK 1Measure words: 个 gè, 位 wèi

Meaning

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  1. teacher
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Where are the glasses?

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)老师(lǎoshī)今天(jīntiān)留了(liúle)很多(hěnduō)作业(zuòyè)。

    Our teacher gave us a lot of homework today.

  2. Liangliang

    你们(nǐmen)老师(lǎoshī)严格(yángé)吗(ma)？

    Is your teacher strict?

  3. Dengdeng

    她(tā)人(rén)很好(hěnhǎo)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)喜欢(xǐhuan)她(tā)。

    She is very nice. Everybody likes her.

  4. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)老师(lǎoshī)总是(zǒngshì)在(zài)找(zhǎo)他的(tāde)眼镜(yǎnjìng)。

    Our teacher is always looking for his glasses.

  5. Dengdeng

    我猜(wǒcāi)每次(měicì)都(dōu)在(zài)他(tā)头上(tóushàng)！

    I bet they are on his head every time!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

幼(yòu)儿(ér)园(yuán)老(lǎo)师(shī)有(yǒu)时(shí)被(bèi)称(chēng)为(wéi)孩(hái)子(zi)王(wáng)。

Teachers in kindergarten are sometimes referred to as leaders of children.

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by trieuho · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)老(lǎo)师(shī)总(zǒng)是(shì)准(zhǔn)时(shí)来(lái)上(shàng)课(kè)。

Our teacher is always on time for class.

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

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老
lǎo

old (of people); venerable; always; very

师
shī

teacher; master

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