老师lǎo shīteacher
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.
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?
How is 老师 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
老师来了吗?
Lǎoshī lái le ma?
Has the teacher come?
- Speaker B:
老师来了。
Lǎoshī lái le.
The teacher has come.
- Speaker A:
老师教中文吗?
Lǎoshī jiāo Zhōngwén ma?
Does the teacher teach Chinese?
- Speaker B:
老师教中文。
Lǎoshī jiāo Zhōngwén.
The teacher teaches Chinese.
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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.