师兄 (shī xiōng) — senior male fellow apprentice (in a master-disciple or mentor-mentee hierarchy); master's (older) son (when the master has a biological son older than the speaker)
Definition
A form of address for a senior male in a shared master–disciple or mentor–mentee lineage (e.g. a lab, kung-fu school, or academic group). Use it like 'senior fellow' or 'senior colleague' — as both a noun and a respectful term of address.
noun
senior male fellow apprentice (in a master-disciple or mentor-mentee hierarchy)master's (older) son (when the master has a biological son older than the speaker)
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 师兄，。Wǒ de shī xiōng wǔ gōng hěn gāo, jiào le wǒ hěn duō gōng fu.My senior fellow apprentice has very high martial arts skill and taught me a lot of kung fu.
- 师兄，。Zhè wèi shī xiōng shì wǒ men shí yàn shì de qián bèi, nǐ yào duō xiàng tā xué xí.This senior fellow is a senior in our lab; you should learn from him.
- 师兄，！shī xiōng, Nín xiān qǐng!Senior fellow, please go first!
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