先生 xiān sheng teacher / gentleman / sir / mister (Mr.) / husband / (dialect) doctor / CL:位[wei4] syn 老师 老師 lǎo shī teacher / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 师 師 shī teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops syn 教师 教師 jiào shī teacher / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 导师 導師 dǎo shī tutor / teacher / academic advisor syn 幼儿园 幼兒園 yòu ér yuán kindergarten / nursery school syn 代课 代課 dài kè to teach as substitute for absent teacher 辅导员 輔導員 fǔ dǎo yuán coach (teacher or trainer) 家长会 家長會 jiā zhǎng huì parent-teacher conference / parents' association 讲台 講臺 jiǎng tái platform / podium / rostrum / lectern / (teacher's) desk syn 执教 執教 zhí jiào to teach / to be a teacher / to train / to coach syn 告状 告狀 gào zhuàng to tell on sb / to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc) / to bring a lawsuit syn 教员 教員 jiào yuán teacher / instructor / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 班主任 bān zhǔ rèn teacher in charge of a class 良师益友 良師益友 liáng shī yì yǒu good teacher and helpful friend (idiom) / mentor syn 师兄 師兄 shī xiōng senior male fellow student or apprentice / son (older than oneself) of one's teacher syn 喇嘛 lǎ ma lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism 幼稚园 幼稚園 yòu zhì yuán kindergarten (Tw) syn 名师 名師 míng shī famous master / great teacher syn 恩师 恩師 ēn shī (greatly respected) teacher 师大 師大 shī dà abbr. for 師範大學|师范大学[shi1 fan4 da4 xue2], normal university / teacher training college syn 备课 備課 bèi kè (of a teacher) to do one's lesson preparation 教鞭 jiào biān teacher's pointer 答疑 dá yí to answer questions (as teacher or consultant) / to clarify doubts syn 中班 zhōng bān middle shift / swing shift / early night shift / middle class in kindergarten (4-5 year olds) 师长 師長 shī zhǎng military division level commander / teacher syn 任课 任課 rèn kè to give classes / to work as a teacher syn 大班 dà bān tai-pan / business executive / foreign business manager / top class of kindergarten or school grade syn 师资 師資 shī zī qualified teacher syn 师姐 師姐 shī jiě senior female fellow student or apprentice / daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher 师妹 師妹 shī mèi junior female student or apprentice / daughter (younger than oneself) of one's teacher 师范学校 師範學校 shī fàn xué xiào teacher-training school syn 师范 師範 shī fàn teacher-training / pedagogical / normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University) syn 师范大学 師範大學 shī fàn dà xué normal university / teacher training college syn 师范学院 師範學院 shī fàn xué yuàn teacher's college / normal school 比划 比劃 bǐ hua to gesture / to gesticulate / to practice the moves of a martial art by imitating the teacher / to fight / to come to blows syn 外教 wài jiào foreign teacher (abbr. for 外國教師|外国教师) / greenhorn / novice / amateurish / religion other than Buddhism (term used by Buddhists) 师尊 師尊 shī zūn teacher / master 语文老师 語文老師 yǔ wén lǎo shī language and literature teacher 入园 入園 rù yuán to enter a park or other place for public recreation (typically, one whose name ends in 園|园: a zoo 動物園|动物园[dong4 wu4 yuan2], amusement park 遊樂園|游乐园[you2 le4 yuan2] etc) / to enrol in a kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园[you4 er2 yuan2] / to start going to kindergarten 语文教师 語文教師 language teacher 师母 師母 shī mǔ term of respect for a teacher's wife syn 不伦 不倫 bù lún (of a relationship) improper (adulterous, incestuous, teacher-student etc) / unseemly 幼师 幼師 yòu shī preschool teacher (abbr. for 幼兒教師|幼儿教师[you4er2 jiao4shi1]) 梁漱溟 liáng shù míng Liang Shuming (1893-1988), modern philosopher and teacher in the neo-Confucian tradition 园 園 yuán land used for growing plants / site used for public recreation / abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc syn 师从 師從 shī cóng to study under (a teacher) 教书匠 教書匠 jiāo shū jiàng hack teacher / pedagogue syn 脩 xiū dried meat presented by pupils to their teacher at their first meeting (in ancient times) / dried / withered 为人师表 為人師表 wéi rén shī biǎo to serve as a model for others (idiom) / to be a worthy teacher syn 误人子弟 誤人子弟 wù rén zǐ dì (of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress / (of media) to propagate errors / to lead people astray 名师出高徒 名師出高徒 míng shī chū gāo tú A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors. 教学相长 教學相長 jiào xué xiāng zhǎng when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit 无师自通 無師自通 wú shī zì tōng self-taught / to learn without a teacher (idiom) 万世师表 萬世師表 wàn shì shī biǎo model teacher of every age (idiom) / eternal paragon / refers to Confucius (551-479 BC) 孔子[Kong3 zi3] 见贤思齐 見賢思齊 jiàn xián sī qí see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects) / emulate the virtuous / Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher. 业师 業師 yè shī teacher / one's teacher syn 班导 班導 bān dǎo (Tw) teacher in charge of a class / homeroom teacher 班导师 班導師 bān dǎo shī (Tw) teacher in charge of a class / homeroom teacher 师公 師公 shī gōng Daoist priest (esp. in folk religion) / teacher's teacher (in academic or apprenticeship lineage) syn 师祖 師祖 shī zǔ teacher of one's teacher (esp. in a lineage) 中等师范学校 中等師範學校 zhōng děng shī fàn xué xiào secondary normal school (secondary school that trains kindergarten and elementary school teachers) 娃娃车 娃娃車 wá wa chē kindergarten bus / baby carriage / stroller 罢教 罷教 bà jiào teacher's strike 徐悲鸿 徐悲鴻 xú bēi hóng Xu Beihong (1895-1953), famous European-trained painter and influential art teacher 師母 shī mǔ term of respect for your teacher's wife 三人行，必有我师 三人行，必有我師 sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius) / you have sth to learn from everyone 人非生而知之者，熟能无惑 人非生而知之者，熟能無惑 rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò 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) 拜人为师 拜人為師 bài rén wéi shī to acknowledge as one's teacher 教安 jiào ān teach in peace (polite phrase to end a letter to a teacher) 有其师，必有其徒 有其師，必有其徒 yǒu qí shī , bì yǒu qí tú As the teacher, so the pupil. (idiom) 蒙师 蒙師 méng shī primary school teacher 访师求学 訪師求學 fǎng shī qiú xué to seek a teacher desiring to study 讲筵 講筵 jiǎng yán the teacher's seat 道之所存，师之所存 道之所存，師之所存 dào zhī suǒ cún , shī zhī suǒ cún If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4]). / We should learn from one who knows the way. 道所存者，乃师所存者 道所存者，乃師所存者 dào suǒ cún zhě , nǎi shī suǒ cún zhě If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4]). / We should learn from one who knows the way. 阇黎 闍黎 shé lí Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration) / also written 闍梨|阇梨[she2 li2] 阿阇梨 阿闍梨 ā shé lí Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration) / also written 阿闍黎|阿阇黎[a1 she2 li2] 阿阇黎 阿闍黎 ā shé lí Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration) / also written 阿闍梨|阿阇梨[a1 she2 li2] 馆宾 館賓 guǎn bīn private teacher / preceptor 教员－儿童－家长办法 teacher-child-parent approach 护理教师 nursing teacher 教师紧急状况进修材料袋 Teacher Emergency Package 教师应急包 teacher's emergency pack 师资训练 師資訓練 shī zī xùn liàn teacher training 在职教师培训学院 在職教師培訓學院 Institute of In-service Teacher Training 非洲师范教育协会 非洲師範教育協會 Association for Teacher Education in Africa 扫盲教师 掃盲教師 literacy teacher / literacy worker 东加勒比师资教育常设会议 東加勒比師資教育常設會議 Eastern Caribbean Standing Conference on Teacher Education 师范教员 師範教員 teacher-educator 多媒介师资培训 多媒介師資培訓 multimedia teacher training 实习教师 實習教師 teacher trainee 一日为师，终身为父 一日為師，終身為父 yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom) 师丈 師丈 shī zhàng teacher's husband 人非生而知之者，孰能无惑 人非生而知之者，孰能無惑 rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò 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[Han2 Yu4]) 反面教员 反面教員 fǎn miàn jiào yuán (PRC) teacher by negative example / sb from whom one can learn what not to do 师娘 師娘 shī niáng term of respect for a teacher's wife / sorceress syn 一日为师，终身为父 一日為師，終身為父 yī rì - wéi shī , zhōng shēn - wéi fù (idiom) teacher for one day, father forever / students should have deep respect and lifelong gratitude for their teachers 从教 從教 cóng jiào to work as a teacher 