老
师

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The word "老师" is formed by combining the character 老, meaning "old" and here used to convey respect and seniority, with the character 师, meaning "teacher"; the compound literally denotes an experienced or venerable teacher.

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他是一位老师。

Tā shì yī wèi lǎoshī.

He is a teacher.

老师教我们写字。

Lǎoshī jiāo wǒmen xiě zì.

The teacher teaches us to write characters.

今天老师来了。

Jīntiān lǎoshī lái le.

The teacher came today.

我的老师很关心学生。

Wǒ de lǎoshī hěn guānxīn xuéshēng.

My teacher cares a lot about students.

老师耐心地解答了学生们提出的所有问题。

Lǎoshī nàixīn de jiědá le xuéshēngmen tíchū de suǒyǒu wèntí.

The teacher patiently answered all the questions raised by the students.

Word Definition - 老师

lǎo shī teacher; CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]

Individual Character Details

老 lǎo
师 shī, shī