Definition
大师 (dàshī) is a high honorific for a person who has achieved mastery in arts, martial arts, scholarship, or religion — it implies great skill and recognition. It is more prestigious than 师傅 (shīfu, a polite title for skilled workers like drivers or chefs) and distinct from 师父 (shīfu, which emphasizes a personal master-disciple relationship, often in martial arts or religion).
noun
great mastermaster (in a field of art, martial arts, scholarship, or religion)
Easily confused
- 大事dà shìsound-alikemajor event; big matter
- 大使dà shǐsound-alikeambassador
Examples
- 大师。Zhè wèi dà shī de huìhuà fēnggé hěn dútè.This master's painting style is very unique.
- 大师。Tā shì yí wèi shòu rén zūnjìng de wǔshù dà shī.He is a respected martial arts master.
- ，大师。Jīngguò duō nián xuéxí, tā zhōngyú chéngle yí dài dà shī.After many years of study, he finally became a generation's master.
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