老师 lǎo shī
“teacher”
nounHSK 1 · 2021 list level 1Traditional 老師Measure word 个 · 位
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
老师 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 107: 老师 lǎoshī — Level 1; official annotation 1 (名). PDF page 82
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 老师
老师 means "teacher" and is used as a noun for the person who teaches a class. It can be used alone as a respectful form of address, and it commonly follows a school or subject word, as in 中文老师.
例句Example sentences
- 王老师很好。wáng lǎo shī hěn hǎo.Teacher Wang is very nice.
- 他是我们的中文老师。tā shì wǒ men de zhōng wén lǎo shī.He is our Chinese teacher.
- 老师，早上好！lǎo shī, zǎo shàng hǎo!Good morning, teacher!
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我的老师是很好人。
✓我的老师是很好的人。
A noun like 人 needs the modifier 的 before it, so 很好的人 is correct.
易混词Easily confused
老师vs教师
教师 also means teacher but is a formal, written word for the profession; 老师 is the everyday word and the usual way to address a teacher.