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教授 (jiào shòu): Professor (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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教 • jiào • to teach • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
jiào教

to teach

授 • shòu • to give, to confer, to teach
shòu授

to give, to confer, to teach

Word Info

Pinyinjiào shòu
Meaningprofessor
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

HSK 4 Words

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  • 盒子hé zismall box
  • 感动gǎn dòngmove (emotionally)
  • 减少jiǎn shǎoto reduce; to cut back; decrease
  • 登机牌dēng jī páiboarding pass
  • 公里gōng lǐkilometre
  • 翻译fān yìto translate
  • 将来jiāng láiin the future; future
  • 对话duì huàdialogue
  • 接受jiē shòuaccept
  • 调查diào cháinvestigation
  • 放弃fàng qìto renounce
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 教授.

Words with 教
  • 教室jiào shìclassroom
  • 教学jiāo xuéto teach (as a professor)
  • 教师jiào shīteacher
  • 教育
jiào yù
education
  • 教材jiào cáiteaching material
  • 教练jiào liàntrain; drill; (sports) coach
  • 教训jiào xunlesson; moral
  • 宗教zōngjiàoreligion
    • Words with 授
    • 传授chuán shòupass on; impart
    • 授予shòu yǔaward; grant; confer
    • 授权shòu quánAuthorize / Empower
    • 函授hán shòuto teach by correspondence
    • 授意shòu yìinstigate; prompt; suggest secretly
    • 授课shòu kèteach, give lessons
    • 口传心授kǒu chuán xīn shòuTo pass down knowledge or skills through oral instruction and personal understanding, often in a master-disciple relationship.
    4.

    How to Use 教授 in Sentences

    Verb + Object
    jiào教
    shòu授
    kè课
    chéng程
    neutral
    teach courses
    jiào教
    shòu授
    zhī知
    shì识
    neutral
    impart knowledge
    Measure Word + Nounwith位
    yí一
    wèi位
    jiào教
    shòu授
    Adjective + Noun
    dà大
    xué学
    jiào教
    shòu授
    5.

    Example Sentences with 教授

    tā他
    shì是
    jiào教
    shòu授
    。
    He is a professor.
    neutral
    a professor
    neutral
    university professor
    kè客
    zuò座
    jiào教
    shòu授
    formal
    visiting professor
    lǐ李
    jiào教
    shòu授
    shì是
    wǒ我
    men们
    dà大
    xué学
    zuì最
    yǒu有
    míng名
    de的
    jiào教
    shòu授
    。
    Professor Li is the most famous professor at our university.
    nǐ你
    rèn认
    shi识
    nà那
    wèi位
    jiào教
    jīng经
    jì济
    xué学
    de的
    wáng王
    jiào教
    shòu授
    ma吗
    ？
    Do you know Professor Wang, who teaches economics?
    zhè这
    wèi位
    jiào教
    shòu授
    jiào教
    wǒ我
    men们
    shù数
    xué学
    。
    This professor teaches us mathematics.
    tā他
    suī虽
    rán然
    zhī知
    shi识
    yuān渊
    bó博
    ，
    dàn但
    hái还
    bú不
    shì是
    zhèng正
    shì式
    de的
    jiào教
    shòu授
    。
    Although he is knowledgeable, he is not yet a formal professor.