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teacher / gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) / husband / (dialect) doctor / CL:
HSK 1
teacher / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
teacher / CL: 個|个,
HSK 1
teachers and students
HSK 6
military division level commander / teacher
HSK 7-9
(idiom) teacher for one day, father forever; students should have deep respect and lifelong gratitude for their teachers
to answer questions (as teacher or consultant) / to clarify doubts
(of a relationship) improper (adulterous, incestuous, teacher-student etc) / unseemly
to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc) / to bring a lawsuit
HSK 7-9
teacher-training / pedagogical / normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University)
HSK 7-9
A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
tutor / teacher / academic advisor
HSK 7-9
foreign teacher (abbr. for 外國教師|外国教师) / greenhorn / novice / amateurish / religion other than Buddhism (term used by Buddhists)
one's late teacher
famous master / great teacher
see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects); emulate the virtuous / Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher.
teacher in charge of a class
model teacher of every age (idiom) / eternal paragon / refers to Confucius (551-479 BC) 孔子
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teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops
to study under (a teacher)
Master (old form of address for teachers, scholars) / (used sarcastically) pedant
abbr. for 師範大學|师范大学, normal university / teacher training college
junior female student or apprentice / daughter (younger than oneself) of one's teacher
(of a teacher) to do one's lesson preparation
HSK 7-9
senior male fellow student or apprentice / son (older than oneself) of one's teacher
normal university / teacher training college
qualified teacher
HSK 7-9
to teach as substitute for absent teacher
lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius) / you have sth to learn from everyone
teacher's college / normal school
when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit
teacher's pointer
Xu Beihong (1895-1953), famous European-trained painter and influential art teacher
lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism
senior female fellow student or apprentice / daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher
to give classes / to work as a teacher
to teach / to be a teacher / to train / to coach
good teacher and helpful friend (idiom); mentor
secondary normal school (secondary school that trains kindergarten and elementary school teachers)
Liang Shuming (1893-1988), modern philosopher and teacher in the neo-Confucian tradition
term of respect for a teacher's wife / sorceress
(Tw) teacher in charge of a class / homeroom teacher
coach (teacher or trainer)
Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration) / also written 阿闍梨|阿阇梨
hack teacher / pedagogue
As the teacher, so the pupil. (idiom)
to gesture / to gesticulate / to practice the moves of a martial art by imitating the teacher / to fight / to come to blows
parent-teacher conference / parents' association
to acknowledge as one's teacher
teacher / instructor / CL: 個|个
(PRC) teacher by negative example / sb from whom one can learn what not to do
lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom) / fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another
Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration) / also written 闍梨|阇梨
self-taught / to learn without a teacher (idiom)
teacher's husband
platform; podium; rostrum / lectern / (teacher's) desk
teach in peace (polite phrase to end a letter to a teacher)
banquet hosted by students in honor of their teachers
If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈). / We should learn from one who knows the way.
teacher / one's teacher
to serve as a model for others (idiom) / to be a worthy teacher
(Tw) teacher in charge of a class / homeroom teacher
to work as a teacher
teachers of the state
term of respect for a teacher's wife
Teachers' Day (September 10th in PRC and Confucius's birthday, September 28th in Taiwan)
primary school teacher
teacher's strike
teacher / master
(greatly respected) teacher
(of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress / (of media) to propagate errors / to lead people astray
to work as a teacher; to teach (in a school)
(of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another, abbr. for 薪盡火傳|薪尽火传
the teacher's seat
to seek a teacher desiring to study
preschool teacher (abbr. for 幼兒教師|幼儿教师)
private teacher / preceptor
Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration) / also written 阿闍黎|阿阇黎
term used by a teacher or master to refer to themself when speaking to their student
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  *脩* | 脩* | *脩
dried meat presented by pupils to their teacher at their first meeting (in ancient times) / dried; withered
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt? / We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈)


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