HanTrace

老师

lǎoshī
nounHSK 1

“Teacher” in Chinese is 老师 (lǎoshī).

Meaning

  • teacher

Example

你是不是老师？

Are you a teacher?

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Measure words

位
polite term for teachers
一位老师 (one teacher)
名
used for teachers (formal)
一名老师 (one teacher)

Characters

lǎoHSK 16 strokesprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarityshīHSK 16 strokesteacher

More HSK 1 words

商场shāngchǎngshopping mallHSK 1出来chūláito come outHSK 1那里nàlǐthere; that placeHSK 1起床qǐchuángto get out of bed; to get upHSK 1没有méiyǒuhaven'tHSK 1男朋友nánpéngyouboyfriendHSK 1里边lǐbianinsideHSK 1有用yǒuyòngusefulHSK 1一边yībiānone sideHSK 1觉得juédeto think that ...; to feel that ...HSK 1

Not to be confused with: 老实 (lǎoshi, honest; sincere) · 老是 (lǎoshì, always)