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师傅
shīfu
Main
English Definitionmaster; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men
Simplified Script师傅
Traditional Script師傅
Pinyinshīfu
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄕ ㄈㄨ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping)si1fu2
Part of Speech(名) noun
Measure Words个, 位, 名
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=5
Word Decomposition
师shīteacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops; (Chinese surname)
傅fù(bound form) instructor; (literary) to instruct; to attach; to apply (makeup etc); (Chinese surname)

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Words With Same Head Word    
师母shīmǔterm of respect for your teacher's wife
师范shīfànteacher-training; pedagogical; normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University)
师生shīshēngteachers and students
师父shīfuused for 师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker
师兄shīxiōngsenior male fellow student or apprentice; son (older than oneself) of one's teacher
Words With Same Tail Word    
大师傅dà shīfuchef
面包师傅miànbāo shīfubaker
裁缝师傅cáiféng shīfutailor
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