(lǜ shī) - lawyer, solicitor in Mandarin
lǜshīTraditional: 律師
HSK 4
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Translation
lawyer, solicitor
Word origin
律师 (lǜshī) 'lawyer' combines 律 'law, statute' with 师 'master, professional', so the word reads literally as a 'master of law'. 律 is a phono-semantic compound of 彳 (step) and 聿 (a brush, phonetic), and 师 originally depicted a body of troops.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 律 (law) + 师 (master, professional)
Stroke order
律
师
Examples
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He is a famous lawyer.
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I need to hire a lawyer.
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The lawyer is preparing documents.
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I found a lawyer.
析。
The lawyer carefully analysed the case.
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