What does 老师 mean?

老师 (lǎoshī) means "teacher" in English. It is an HSK 1 vocabulary word.

What is the traditional form of 老师?

The traditional Chinese form of 老师 is 老師.

老 has 6 strokes. Follow the stroke order diagram above to write it correctly.

老师 is part of the HSK 1 word list, so it belongs to the beginner vocabulary band taught in the daily lessons.

lǎoshī

teacher

Traditional: 老師

Stroke order

Watch the animation, then write the character yourself — stroke order matters for speed and recognition.

老

6 strokes

师

6 strokes

老师说中文。

Lǎoshī shuō Zhōngwén.

The teacher speaks Chinese.

老师，再见。

Lǎoshī, zàijiàn.

Goodbye, teacher.

他是老师。

Tā shì lǎoshī.

He is a teacher.

老师让我读课文。

Lǎoshī ràng wǒ dú kèwén.

The teacher asks me to read the text.

这个问题被老师发现了。

Zhè ge wèntí bèi lǎoshī fāxiàn le.

This problem was discovered by the teacher.

老师让学生写作业。

Lǎoshī ràng xuésheng xiě zuòyè.

The teacher asks the students to do homework.

Learning Mandarin topic

Study 老师 together with related learning mandarin vocabulary.

Story: Point at the Mulberry, Curse the Locust

Read 老师 inside a graded Chinese story.

What does 老师 mean?: 老师 (lǎoshī) means "teacher" in English. It is an HSK 1 vocabulary word.
What is the traditional form of 老师?: The traditional Chinese form of 老师 is 老師.
How many strokes does 老 have?: 老 has 6 strokes. Follow the stroke order diagram above to write it correctly.
Which HSK level is 老师 in?: 老师 is part of the HSK 1 word list, so it belongs to the beginner vocabulary band taught in the daily lessons.