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老师lǎo shīteacher

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老师 (lǎo shī) means "teacher." The word names a person who teaches. 老师来了 says the teacher has come. 我们的老师教中文 says our teacher teaches Chinese. 老师是一个好人 says the teacher is a good person. 这是我们的老师 says this is our teacher. Each example uses that noun.

What does 老师 mean?

  1. 1.

    teachernoun

What do the characters in 老师 mean?

  • 老venerable (person)
  • 师teacher

How do you use 老师?

老师 can come before 教 and a subject, as in 老师教中文.

Patterns

  • 老师 + 来了

    老师来了。

    Lǎoshī lái le.

    The teacher has come.

  • 老师 + 教 + Noun

    老师教中文。

    Lǎoshī jiāo Zhōngwén.

    The teacher teaches Chinese.

  • 我们的 + 老师

    这是我们的老师。

    Zhè shì wǒmen de lǎoshī.

    This is our teacher.

What are some examples of 老师 in a sentence?

  1. 老师来了。

    Lǎoshī lái le.

    The teacher has come.

  2. 我们的老师教中文。

    Wǒmen de lǎoshī jiāo Zhōngwén.

    Our teacher teaches Chinese.

  3. 老师是一个好人。

    Lǎoshī shì yí gè hǎo rén.

    The teacher is a good person.

  4. 这是我们的老师。

    Zhè shì wǒmen de lǎoshī.

    This is our teacher.

How is 老师 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    老师来了吗?

    Lǎoshī lái le ma?

    Has the teacher come?

  2. Speaker B:

    老师来了。

    Lǎoshī lái le.

    The teacher has come.

  3. Speaker A:

    老师教中文吗?

    Lǎoshī jiāo Zhōngwén ma?

    Does the teacher teach Chinese?

  4. Speaker B:

    老师教中文。

    Lǎoshī jiāo Zhōngwén.

    The teacher teaches Chinese.

Can you use 老师 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: ___来了。(The teacher has come.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "Our teacher teaches Chinese"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 这是我们的___。(This is our teacher.)

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.