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出师 (chū shī) — to finish one's apprenticeship (to become a qualified independent practitioner); to send out an army; to dispatch troops (classical)

Definition

Literary/classical verb with two senses: 'to send out troops' (出师不利, lit. 'the army met with ill omens') and, by extension, 'to complete one's apprenticeship' (师父 confirms the apprentice is now a master).

verb
to finish one's apprenticeship (to become a qualified independent practitioner)to send out an armyto dispatch troops (classical)

Examples

  • ，出师。
    Tā xué le sān nián mù gōng, zhōng yú chū shī le.
    He studied carpentry for three years and finally finished his apprenticeship.
  • 。
    Tā chū le shī yǐ hòu jiù zì jǐ kāi le yì jiā diàn.
    After completing his apprenticeship, he opened his own shop.
  • 出师。
    Gǔ dài jiàng lǐng chū shī zhī qián dōu yào jì tiān.
    In ancient times, generals would offer sacrifices to heaven before sending out an army.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

出chūleave/dispatch
师shīmaster/army

出 师 combines 出, leaving or dispatching, with 师, a master or army, giving the sense of completing apprenticeship or sending troops.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 師; 师 is its simplified writing.

  • 𠂤𠂤𠂤
  • 帀帀zā

The traditional form 師 combines 𠂤 and 帀; the simplified 师 is not the form explained here.

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