Chinese symbol for “instructor”
讲师
jiǎng shī
Traditional: 講師
instructor; lecturer
The closest CC-CEDICT match for instructor is 讲师 (jiǎng shī), defined as: instructor; lecturer.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “instructor”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 指导员 (指導員) | zhǐ dǎo yuán | instructor; coach |
| 傅 | fù | (bound form) instructor; (literary) to instruct |
| 教练 (教練) | jiào liàn | to coach; to train; instructor; sports coach; trainer (CL:位 (wèi),名 (míng)) |
| 教员 (教員) | jiào yuán | teacher; instructor |
| 指导者 (指導者) | zhǐ dǎo zhě | coach; mentor; counselor; instructor; director; guide; conductor |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 讲师.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 讲话 (講話) | jiǎng huà | a speech; to speak |
| 演讲 (演講) | yǎn jiǎng | to give a lecture; to make a speech |
| 讲述 (講述) | jiǎng shù | to talk about; to narrate; to give an account |
| 讲座 (講座) | jiǎng zuò | course of lectures; lecture series; chair (academic position) |
| 来讲 (來講) | lái jiǎng | as to; considering |
| 讲究 (講究) | jiǎng jiu | to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality |
| 老师 (老師) | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 教师 (教師) | jiào shī | teacher; 个 (gè) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “instructor”.
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