How to say “professor” in Chinese
professor
“Professor” in Chinese is 教授, jiào shòu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
教授 is read jiào shòu: 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.
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 受 shòu “receive” — both the meaning and the sound.
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 “教授”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 教授. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 王教授是我们学院的院长。WángjiàoshòushìwǒmenxuéyuàndeyuànzhǎngProfessor Wang is the dean of our school.
- 王教授在大会上发表了讲话WángjiàoshòuzàidàhuìshangfābiǎolejiǎnghuàProfessor Wang gave a speech at the congress.
- 明天我想去拜访王教授。míngtiānwǒxiǎngqùbàifǎngWángjiàoshòuTomorrow I’d like to pay a visit to Professor Wang.
- 王教授是我的导师WángjiàoshòushìwǒdedǎoshīProfessor Wang is my advisor.
- 王教授在研讨会2上做了报告WángjiàoshòuzàiyántǎohuìshangzuòlebàogàoProfessor Wang gave a talk at the seminar.
- 这本教材是王教授编写的zhèběnjiàocáishìWángjiàoshòubiānxiědeThis textbook was compiled by Professor Wang.
More words from the lesson “School, professor, scholarship”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “professor” in Chinese?
“Professor” in Chinese is 教授, pinyin jiàoshòu.
What does 教授 mean?
教授 (jiàoshòu) means “professor”.
How do you write 教授?
教授 is 2 characters: 教 (jiāo) — teach; 授 (shòu) — award, confer; teach. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 教授?
教授 is read jiàoshòu. Tones: jiào — fourth tone, shòu — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“professor” in the lesson “School, professor, scholarship”
This word is from the topic “University and goals” 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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