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老师 — meaning in English

lǎo shī

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English meaning

  • instructor noun A person who teaches a particular skill or subject, especially a practical one.
  • professor noun The highest academic rank at a university, or, more loosely, any university teacher.
  • schoolmaster noun A male teacher, especially one in charge of a school or class.
  • teacher noun A person whose job is to help students learn, especially in a school.
  • tutor noun A person who teaches a student individually or in a small group, often privately.

Senses

老师 is used for these senses in English:

  • instructor One who instructs; a teacher.
  • professor (US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.
  • schoolmaster A male teacher in charge of a school, usually a small one.
  • teacher A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
  • tutor One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.

professor — full definition

  1. noun The highest academic rank at a university, or, more loosely, any university teacher.
  2. noun Someone who openly declares or teaches a belief, skill, or art.
  3. noun A humorous or mocking title for someone who acts like an expert or is unusually obsessive about a subject.

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