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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

老师 [lǎoshī]
  1. 1. noun teacher

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

老师 [lǎoshī]
  1. 1. teacher (sometimes used as a form of address)

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

老师 [lǎoshī]
  1. 1. 对教员的尊称;泛称有某种特长、值得学习的人。
  2. 2. 跟"教师""教员"不同。"教师""教员"是职业名称,仅指担任教学工作的专职人员;"老师"是称谓词,适用范围宽泛,可用来称呼其他行业的各类专业人员。"老师"可以接受表人的名词或人称代词的限定,如"小王的老师""她的老师";"教师"不能这样用,不能说"小王的教师""她的教师"。

Examples

正式讲课前, 学生需起立向老师问好, 待老师答礼后, 才能坐下。
Before beginning class, students must stand up and say hello to the teacher, and can not take their seats until the teacher returns their greeting. 答礼
今天生物课上, 老师在草丛里逮到一只磕头虫, 它真的在老师的手里磕头似的动呢!
In today's biology class, teacher caught a snapping beetle and it seemed that it was really kowtowing in the teacher's palm. 磕头虫
学校有50位老师,其中10位是男老师
The school has 50 teachers, and ten of them are male. 其中
老师(老师的父亲或父亲的老师)。
老师博得了同学们的爱戴。
The teacher has won the love and esteem of his (or her) students. 爱戴
这位老师的板书漂亮。
The teacher writes a beautiful hand on the blackboard. 板书
老师要做学生的表率。
A teacher must set an example (or a good example) to his students. 表率
老师测验学生的拼写。
The teacher tested the students in spelling. 测验
老师带领同学们去参观中国历史博物馆。
The teacher took the pupils to the Museum of Chinese History. 带领
老师点了名。
The teacher called the roll. 点名

Word Decomposition


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nciku Note

老师 vs. 先生

“老师”和“先生”都可指教师。“老师”用得更为普通,从幼儿园到高等学府,对教师都可称“老师”(包括当面称呼)。“先生”较特殊,只用于某些高等学府,也可以当面称呼。
Both 老师 and 先生 mean “teacher." 老师 is more common. Form elementary school through college, teachers can all be referred to as "老师" (this also includes addressing a teacher face-to-face). 先生 is more restricted in its usage, and can only be used in universities and colleges; it can also be used when addressing a teacher face-to-face.
“老师”还用于社会上对一些资历较深的文化人的称呼。
老师is also used to address older and experienced intellectuals.
“先生”则用于社会上男性人士的称呼。
先生 is used to address or refer to a man.
(1)他是我的小学老师。
(2)张老师写过很多精彩的评论。
(3)这位是李先生,在外贸公司工作。
(4)请问先生贵姓?
“先生”还可以用来称呼别人的丈夫或对人称自己的丈夫。
先生 can also be used to address someone else’s husband or to refer to one’s own husband.
(5)那是李女士,旁边那位是她先生。

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