导师 (dǎo shī) — academic advisor; supervisor (for graduate students); mentor; guide (in life or career)
Definition
导师 (dǎoshī) is an academic advisor or thesis supervisor for graduate students, not a classroom teacher. Unlike 老师 (everyday teacher) or 教师 (the formal profession), 导师 specifically guides a student through research and a thesis.
noun
academic advisorsupervisor (for graduate students)mentorguide (in life or career)
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 导师。Bó shì dǎo shī zhǐ dǎo wǒ wán chéng lùn wén.My doctoral advisor guided me to complete my thesis.
- 导师，。Tā shì wǒ men de rén shēng dǎo shī, jiào huì wǒ men hěn duō dào lǐ.He is our life mentor, teaching us many principles.
- 导师。Zhè wèi dǎo shī duì xué shēng fēi cháng yán gé.This advisor is very strict with students.
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