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 粗话 粗話 cū huà vulgar language / coarse language 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 普通话 普通話 pǔ tōng huà Mandarin (common language) / Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language) / ordinary speech syn 母语 母語 mǔ yǔ native language / mother tongue / (linguistics) parent language 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 口语 口語 kǒu yǔ colloquial speech / spoken language / vernacular language / slander / gossip / CL:門|门[men2] 会话 會話 huì huà (language learning) conversation / dialog / to converse (in a non-native language) / (computing) session / CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4] syn 喇嘛 lǎ ma lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism 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 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 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 粗口 cū kǒu swear words / obscene language / foul language 语文老师 語文老師 yǔ wén lǎo shī language and literature 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 藏文 zàng wén Tibetan script / Tibetan written language / Tibetan language 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 文饰 文飾 wén shì to polish a text / rhetoric / ornate language / to use florid language to conceal errors / to gloss over 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 语料 語料 yǔ liào (linguistics) language material / language data 脩 xiū dried meat presented by pupils to their teacher at their first meeting (in ancient times) / dried / withered 英语 英語 yīng yǔ English (language) 语言 語言 yǔ yán language / CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3] syn 文 wén language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 syn 法语 法語 fǎ yǔ French (language) 西班牙语 西班牙語 xī bān yá yǔ Spanish language 文字 wén zì character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 英文 yīng wén English (language) 德语 德語 dé yǔ German (language) 俄语 俄語 é yǔ Russian (language) 脏话 髒話 zāng huà profanity / obscene language / speaking rudely syn 满嘴 滿嘴 mǎn zuǐ a full mouth of (sth physical) / to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises etc) syn 中文 zhōng wén Chinese language syn 葡萄牙语 葡萄牙語 pú táo yá yǔ Portuguese (language) 日语 日語 rì yǔ Japanese language 拉丁语 拉丁語 lā dīng yǔ Latin (language) 词汇 詞彙 cí huì vocabulary / list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes) / word syn 拉丁文 lā dīng wén Latin (language) 通用 tōng yòng to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc) / to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc) / (of two or more things) interchangeable 切口 qiè kǒu slang / argot / private language used as secret code syn 腔调 腔調 qiāng diào a tune / a melody / accent (distinctive way of pronouncing a language) / tone (manner of expression) / elegance / refinement syn 外语 外語 wài yǔ foreign language / CL:門|门[men2] syn 手语 手語 shǒu yǔ sign language 隔阂 隔閡 gé hé misunderstanding / estrangement / (language etc) barrier syn 阿拉伯语 阿拉伯語 ā lā bó yǔ Arabic (language) 德文 dé wén German (language) 荷兰语 荷蘭語 hé lán yǔ Dutch (language) 比划 比劃 bǐ huà to gesture / to use sign language / to gesticulate / to engage in body combat or martial art / to come to blows syn 行话 行話 háng huà jargon / language of the trade 汉语 漢語 hàn yǔ Chinese language / CL:門|门[men2] syn 手舞足蹈 shǒu wǔ zú dǎo lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom) / fig. to dance about / to express one's feelings in body language / to gesture animatedly / (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs syn 日文 rì wén Japanese (language) 法文 fǎ wén French language 语文 語文 yǔ wén literature and language / (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject) 瑞典语 瑞典語 ruì diǎn yǔ Swedish (language) 俄文 é wén Russian language 白话 白話 bái huà spoken language / vernacular syn 简写 簡寫 jiǎn xiě to write characters in simplified form / the simplified form of a character / to abbreviate (a word or expression) / to write in simple language syn 古语 古語 gǔ yǔ ancient language / old expression syn 古文 gǔ wén old language / the Classics / Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose / Classical Chinese as a school subject syn 三生有幸 sān shēng yǒu xìng the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom) / (courteous language) it's my good fortune... syn 词藻 詞藻 cí zǎo rhetoric / flowery language 秽语 穢語 huì yǔ obscene language 巴利 bā lì Pali, language of Theravad Pali canon / Barry (name) / Gareth Barry (1981-), English footballer 外文 wài wén foreign language (written) syn 复读 復讀 fù dú (of an audio device) to repeat a recorded phrase (e.g. for language learning) syn 语系 語系 yǔ xì language family 中古 zhōng gǔ medieval / Middle Ages / Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th centuries, including Sui and Tang Dynasties / Middle (of a language, e.g. Middle English) / used / second-hand 粤语 粵語 yuè yǔ Cantonese language 