老师 lǎoshī teacher
How to remember 老师: 老 old + 师 teacher = teacher.
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How it is used
- Teacher, and the polite title for one - 王老师 (Wáng lǎoshī) Teacher Wang.
- Used as respectful address for educators and, by extension, experts and seniors in a field.
- 老 here is honorific 'respected', not 'old'.
Example sentences
- 她是我的老师。 Tā shì wǒ de lǎoshī.She's my teacher.
- 她想当老师。 Tā xiǎng dāng lǎoshī.She wants to become a teacher.
- 他是体育老师。 Tā shì tǐyù lǎoshī.He's a gymnastics teacher.
- 老师要求学生交作业。 Lǎoshī yāoqiú xuésheng jiāo zuòyè.The teacher asked that students hand in their homework.