How to say “teacher” in Chinese
teacher
“Teacher” in Chinese is 教师, jiào shī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
教师 is read jiào 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
In 教室 it is read jiào.
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 “教师”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 教师. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我妈妈是一名中学教师。wǒmāmashìyìmíngzhōngxuéjiàoshīMy mom is a middle school teacher.
- 她获得了优秀教师的称号tāhuòdéleyōuxiùjiàoshīdechēnghàoShe received the title of “Outstanding Teacher”.
More words from the lesson “Courses and classes”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “teacher” in Chinese?
“Teacher” in Chinese is 教师, pinyin jiàoshī.
What does 教师 mean?
教师 (jiàoshī) means “teacher”.
How do you write 教师?
教师 is 2 characters: 教 (jiāo) — teach; 师 (shī) — mentor, master. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 教师?
教师 is read jiàoshī. Tones: jiào — fourth tone, shī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“teacher” in the lesson “Courses and classes”
This word is from the topic “In class” of HSK 4. 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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