教授

jiàoshòu

Traditional: 教授

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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)

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Examples

He is a university professor.

This professor is very famous.

The professor is giving a lecture.

I want to become a professor.

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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This word is part of lesson 21.