先生 xiān sheng teacher / gentleman / sir / mister (Mr.) / husband / (dialect) doctor / CL:位[wei4] syn 打 dǎ to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from 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 击 擊 jī to hit / to strike / to break / Taiwan pr. [ji2] syn 打击 打擊 dǎ jī to hit / to strike / to attack / to crack down on sth / blow / (psychological) shock / percussion (music) syn 击中 擊中 jī zhòng to hit (a target etc) / to strike syn 教师 教師 jiào shī teacher / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 走向 zǒu xiàng direction / strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) / inclination / trend / to move towards / to head for 反击 反擊 fǎn jī to strike back / to beat back / to counterattack syn 撞击 撞擊 zhuàng jī to strike / to hit / to ram syn 导师 導師 dǎo shī tutor / teacher / academic advisor syn 罢工 罷工 bà gōng a strike / to go on strike 搭讪 搭訕 dā shàn to hit on someone / to strike up a conversation / to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation syn 打垮 dǎ kuǎ to defeat / to strike down / to destroy syn 亮相 liàng xiàng to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance / to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc) / (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc 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 打翻 dǎ fān to overturn / to overthrow / to strike down (an enemy) syn 讲台 講臺 jiǎng tái platform / podium / rostrum / lectern / (teacher's) desk syn 除名 chú míng to strike off (the rolls) / to remove from a list / to expunge / to expel syn 掠过 掠過 lüè guò to flit across / to sweep past / to glance (strike at an angle) 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 绝食 絕食 jué shí to go on a hunger strike 班主任 bān zhǔ rèn teacher in charge of a class 雷击 雷擊 léi jī lightning strike / thunderbolt 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 趁热打铁 趁熱打鐵 chèn rè dǎ tiě to strike while the iron is hot syn 猛打 měng dǎ to strike / wham! syn 扇动 扇動 shān dòng to fan / to flap / to incite / to instigate (a strike etc) syn 名师 名師 míng shī famous master / great teacher syn 触礁 觸礁 chù jiāo (of a ship) to strike a reef / (fig.) to hit a snag 恩师 恩師 ēn shī (greatly respected) teacher 切中 qiè zhòng to hit the target (esp. in argument) / to strike home syn 角球 jiǎo qiú corner kick (in soccer) / free strike in hockey 稳扎稳打 穩扎穩打 wěn zhā wěn dǎ to go steady and strike hard (in fighting) / fig. steadily and surely syn 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 怠工 dài gōng to slacken off in one's work / to go slow (as a form of strike) 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 罢课 罷課 bà kè student strike / to boycott classes 点击 點擊 diǎn jī to hit / to press / to strike (on the keyboard) / to click (a web page button) 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 反恐精英 fǎn kǒng jīng yīng Counter-Strike 来袭 來襲 lái xí to invade / (of a storm etc) to strike / to hit 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 作势 作勢 zuò shì to adopt an attitude / to strike a posture 语文老师 語文老師 yǔ wén lǎo shī language and literature teacher 乘势 乘勢 chéng shì to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot syn 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 下毒手 xià dú shǒu to attack murderously / to strike treacherously syn 声东击西 聲東擊西 shēng dōng jī xī to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom) / to create a diversion 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]) 吹袭 吹襲 chuī xí (of wind) to blow fiercely / (of a storm) to strike 断食 斷食 duàn shí to fast / hunger strike 梁漱溟 liáng shù míng Liang Shuming (1893-1988), modern philosopher and teacher in the neo-Confucian tradition 敲 qiāo to hit / to strike / to tap / to rap / to knock / to rip sb off / to overcharge syn 划 劃 huá to cut / to slash / to scratch (cut into the surface of sth) / to strike (a match) syn 鼓 gǔ drum / CL:通[tong4],面[mian4] / to drum / to strike / to rouse / to bulge / to swell syn 勾 gōu to attract / to arouse / to tick / to strike out / to delineate / to collude / variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook syn 劈 pī to hack / to chop / to split open / (of lightning) to strike syn 先下手为强 先下手為強 xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng (idiom) strike first to gain the upper hand syn 筛 篩 shāi (bound form) a sieve / to sieve / to sift / to filter / to eliminate through selection / to warm a pot of rice wine (over a fire or in hot water) / to pour (wine or tea) / (dialect) to strike (a gong) syn 师从 師從 shī cóng to study under (a teacher) 拔营 拔營 bá yíng to strike camp 铿 鏗 kēng (onom.) clang / jingling of metals / to strike 降旗 jiàng qí to lower a flag / to strike the colors 教书匠 教書匠 jiāo shū jiàng hack teacher / pedagogue syn 倒打一耙 dào dǎ yī pá lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 / fig. to counterattack / to make bogus accusations (against one's victim) syn 罢市 罷市 bà shì protest strike by merchants 避实就虚 避實就虛 bì shí jiù xū (idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points 核反击 核反擊 hé fǎn jī nuclear counter strike 挝 撾 zhuā ancient weapon with a tip shaped like a hand or claw / old variant of 抓[zhua1] / to strike / to beat syn 脩 xiū dried meat presented by pupils to their teacher at their first meeting (in ancient times) / dried / withered 左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán lit. to strike water right and left (idiom) / fig. to turn everything into gold / to have everything going one's way / to benefit from both sides syn 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 劳逸结合 勞逸結合 láo yì jié hé to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom) 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) 