HanTrace

师傅

shīfu
nounHSK 5

“Master” in Chinese is 师傅 (shīfu).

Meaning

  • master
  • qualified worker
  • respectful form of address for older men

Example

早安,师傅。我应该怎么样提高听力能力?

Good day, lords. In what way can I refine upon my adroitness in aural comprehension?

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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Not to be confused with: 师父 (shīfu, used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan))