教授

jiào shòu · jiao shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. professor
  2. to instruct
  3. to lecture on
  4. CL:個 / 个 (gè),位 (wèi)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)以(yǐ)前(qián)是(shì)教(jiào)授(shòu),后(hòu)来(lái)当(dāng)了(le)系(xì)主(zhǔ)任(rèn)。

He used to be a professor, but now he is the dean.

Tatoeba: Chinese by hamsolo474 · English by hamsolo474 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)位(wèi)老(lǎo)教(jiào)授(shòu)的(de)讲(jiǎng)座(zuò)冗(rǒng)长(cháng)而(ér)沉(chén)闷(mèn)。

The old professor's lectures are long-winded and ponderous.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by patgfisher · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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