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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
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.

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 教授.

  • 打折dǎ zhéto give a discount
  • 感动gǎn dòngmove (emotionally)
  • 感情gǎn qíngfeeling
  • 保护bǎo hùprotection; to protect
  • 出生chū shēngbirth; to be born
  • 方面fāng miànaspect
  • 盒子hé zismall box
  • 词语cí yǔwords and expressions
  • 方式fāngshìway; fashion; pattern
  • 顾客gù kècustomer
  • 过程guò chéngcourse of events
  • 规定guī dìngrule
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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
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.
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
    • 面授miàn shòuto instruct face-to-face
    • 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.