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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 老师
[lǎoshī]
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noun
teacher
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 老师
[lǎoshī]
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名
对教员的尊称；泛称有某种特长、值得学习的人。
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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
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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。
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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.
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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！
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In today's biology class, teacher caught a snapping beetle and it seemed that it was really kowtowing in the teacher's palm.
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学校有50位老师，其中10位是男老师。
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The school has 50 teachers, and ten of them are male.
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太老师(老师的父亲或父亲的老师)。
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老师博得了同学们的爱戴。
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The teacher has won the love and esteem of his (or her) students.
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这位老师的板书漂亮。
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The teacher writes a beautiful hand on the blackboard.
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老师要做学生的表率。
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A teacher must set an example (or a good example) to his students.
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老师测验学生的拼写。
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The teacher tested the students in spelling.
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老师带领同学们去参观中国历史博物馆。
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The teacher took the pupils to the Museum of Chinese History.
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老师点了名。
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The teacher called the roll.
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nciku Note
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老师 vs. 先生
lǎoshī vs. xiānsheng
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is also used to address older and experienced intellectuals.
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 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。
“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。
“老师”还用于社会上对一些资历较深的文化人的称呼。
“先生”则用于社会上男性人士的称呼。
“先生”还可以用来称呼别人的丈夫或对人称自己的丈夫。
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