jiào shī
professeur
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我的老师很漂亮。
Wǒ de lǎoshī hěn piàoliang.
My teacher is very beautiful.
老师正在给我们上课。
Lǎoshī zhèngzài gěi wǒmen shàngkè.
The teacher is teaching us in class.
老师表扬了我。
Lǎoshī biǎoyǎngle wǒ.
The teacher praised me.
老师 (lǎoshī)
teacher
教员 (jiàoyuán)
teacher
学生 (xué sheng)
student
老师 (lǎo shī)
teacher
The Chinese word 教师 (jiàoshī) for "teacher" is composed of two characters: 教 (jiào), meaning "to teach" or "to instruct", and 师 (shī), meaning "teacher" or "master". The character 教 is derived from the oracle bone script, which depicts a hand holding a stick, symbolizing the act of teaching. The character 师 is derived from the oracle bone script, which depicts a person standing on a platform, symbolizing a teacher or master. Together, the two characters 教师 form a compound word that means "teacher".
