# 师父 (shīfu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 师父 (shīfu) means “master; teacher; mentor”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: master; teacher; mentor
- Pinyin: shīfu (shi1 fu5)
- Traditional: 師父
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他跟师父学习武术。
  Tā gēn shīfu xuéxí wǔshù.
  He learned martial arts from his master.

## Characters

- 师 (shī): teacher; master
- 父 (fù): father; male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父)

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-fu-master-teacher/

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