师傅 shīfu master
master; qualified worker; teacher
怎么记住“师傅”: 师 teacher + 傅 teacher = master.
汉字
用法
- Master / skilled worker - and a polite way to address service/manual workers - 师傅，去机场 (shīfu, qù jīchǎng) driver, to the airport please; fu is neutral tone.
- Used to address drivers, cooks, repairmen, etc., as a respectful 'sir/master'.
- Contrast 老师 (lǎoshī, teacher) and 师父 (shīfu, one's own master/mentor, esp. in kung fu/religion); 师傅 is the everyday polite term for a tradesperson.