Stroke order for 师

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Basic Meaning

n
Commonly used as a suffix in compound words like 教师 and 师傅.
A person who teaches and imparts knowledge or skills; a teacher.
称某些传授知识、技能的人。
Words:
师傅教师师徒拜师师生
Sentences:
  1. ()(lǎo)(shī)(shì)()(de)(zhōng)(wén)(jiào)(shī)
    Teacher Li is my Chinese teacher.
  2. ()(zhèng)(zài)(xué)()(pēng)(rèn)(bài)(le)()(wèi)(hǎo)(shī)(fu)
    He is learning cooking and has become a student under a good master.
n
Used as a suffix in many job titles, e.g., 工程师, 理发师.
A person skilled in a particular craft or profession; an expert.
指掌握某种专门技术或知识的人。
Words:
工程师理发师化妆师面点师园艺师
Sentences:
  1. ()()(ge)(shì)()(míng)(ruǎn)(jiàn)(gōng)(chéng)(shī)
    My older brother is a software engineer.
  2. (zhè)(wèi)(huà)(zhuāng)(shī)(de)()(shù)(fēi)(cháng)(chū)()
    This makeup artist's skills are outstanding.
v
This is a formal/literary usage. Used in words like 师法 and 师承.
(Literary) To imitate; to model oneself after; to learn from.
〈书〉仿效;学习。
Words:
师法师古师承
Synonyms:
Sentences:
  1. ()(zài)(shū)()(shàng)(shī)()()(rén)
    In calligraphy, he models his style after the ancients.
n
Often used in idioms like 为人师表.
An exemplar; a model to learn from.
学习的榜样。
Words:
为人师表
Sentences:
  1. ()(de)(zhèng)(zhí)(xíng)(wéi)(kān)(chēng)(wèi)(rén)(shī)(biǎo)
    His upright behavior is worthy of being a model for others.
n
Used in formal or historical/idiomatic contexts, e.g., 出师, 誓师.
Refers to armed forces; an army.
泛指军队。
Words:
出师劳师动众师出无名誓师百万雄师
Sentences:
  1. (bǎi)(wàn)(xióng)(shī)(héng)()(cháng)(jiāng)()(shì)(páng)()(shì)()()(dàng)
    A million-strong army crossed the Yangtze River with overwhelming momentum and unstoppable force.
n
A specific term for a military organizational unit.
A military unit; a division.
军队的编制单位,隶属于军或集团军,下辖若干团。
Words:
师部师团师长
Sentences:
  1. (zhè)(ge)(shī)(zhù)(zhā)(zài)(běi)(fāng)(biān)(jǐng)
    This division is stationed on the northern border.
n
Used for senior/junior members in a shared professional lineage, e.g., 师兄, 师姐.
A form of address derived from master-apprentice or teacher-student relationships.
由师徒或师生关系产生的称谓。
Words:
师母师兄师弟师姐师妹
Sentences:
  1. ()(men)(de)(shī)()(duì)()(jiā)(fēi)(cháng)(hǎo)
    Our teacher's wife is very kind to everyone.
  2. ()(de)(shī)(xiōng)(jīng)(cháng)(bāng)(zhù)()(jiě)(jué)(xué)()(shàng)(de)(wèn)()
    My senior fellow apprentice often helps me solve study problems.
n
Used in respectful titles like 法师, 大师.
An honorific title for Buddhist monks, nuns, or Taoist priests.
对和尚、尼姑、道士的尊称。
Words:
禅师师太大师法师
Sentences:
  1. (zhè)(wèi)(chán)(shī)(jiǎng)(de)(dào)()(fēi)(cháng)(shēn)()
    This Chan (Zen) master's teachings are very profound.
  2. ()(men)(qǐng)()(wèi)()(shī)(lái)(zuò)()(shì)
    We invited a Dharma master to perform a religious ceremony.

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