教授
jiàoshòuTraditional: 教授
#1013 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
professor
Word origin
A compound of 教 (jiào, to teach) and 授 (shòu, to confer or hand over), literally one who teaches and confers knowledge, hence the senior academic rank.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 教 (jiào, to teach) + 授 (shòu, to confer)
Stroke order
教
授
Examples
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He is a university professor.
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This professor is very famous.
课。
The professor is giving a lecture.
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I want to become a professor.
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The professor is very kind to the students.
教授 (jiào shòu) means professor. It is a noun naming the senior academic rank at a university.
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