How to pronounce lao shi (老师) in Chinese
Lao shi (often typed laoshi) is written 老师, pinyin lǎo shī. Hear 老师 (lǎo shī) spoken, see what it means, then record yourself for instant AI feedback on your pronunciation.
老师
lǎo shī
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Characters & meanings
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old
teacher / master
Common mistake
Low + high (3-1): dip low on lǎo, then leap to a level high shī (retroflex, buzzy vowel). Watch the near-twin 老是 lǎoshì ("always") — only the final tone differs.
Example sentence
老师，您好！
Lǎoshī, nín hǎo!
Hello, teacher!
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