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师父 (shī fu): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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师父 (shī fu): Used for 师傅 (in Taiwan) (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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师父 consists of 2 characters.

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Example Sentences with 师父

Zài在

Tái台

wān湾

，

dà大

jiā家

dōu都

zūn尊

jìng敬

de地

chēng称

hu呼

tā他

wéi为

shī师

fu父

。

In Taiwan, everyone respectfully addresses him as 'shī fu'.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 师父.

Words with 师

老师lǎo shīHSK 1
师傅shī fuHSK 4
律师lǜ shīHSK 4
厨师chú shī
大师dà shī
导师dǎo shī
师生shī shēng
师范shī fàn

Words with 父

父亲fù qīnHSK 4
伯父bó fù
岳父yuè fù
父女fù nǚ
父子fù zǐ
父母fù mǔ
祖父zǔfù
继父jì fù