How to say “academic advisor” in Chinese
academic advisor, mentor
“Academic advisor” in Chinese is 导师, dǎo shī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
导师 is read dǎo shī: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
老师 is a “respected mentor”, that is, a teacher.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “导师”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 导师. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 王教授是我的导师WángjiàoshòushìwǒdedǎoshīProfessor Wang is my advisor.
More words from the lesson “Admissions and places”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “academic advisor” in Chinese?
“Academic advisor” in Chinese is 导师, pinyin dǎoshī.
What does 导师 mean?
导师 (dǎoshī) means “academic advisor, mentor”.
How do you write 导师?
导师 is 2 characters: 导 (dǎo) — lead, guide; 师 (shī) — mentor, master. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 导师?
导师 is read dǎoshī. Tones: dǎo — third tone, shī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“academic advisor” in the lesson “Admissions and places”
This word is from the topic “Studying” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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