teacher in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 老师 with this easy mnemonic:

My teacher is very old (老), and her teacher (师) is even older.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 师
• 老

• 老鼠
• 巫师
• 医师
• 老天
• 老爹
• 摄影师
• 大师
• 老是
• 牧师
• 老头
• 古老
• 百老汇
• 圣诞老人
• 老师
• 老人
• 老大

The reading of 老师 is lǎo shī.

You can remember how to say 老师 with this useful mnemonic:

Despite that, she is still very loud (lǎo) and she (shī) has the energy of a twenty-year-old.

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like teacher and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

Sign up to learn Mandarin vocabulary for free.

Some students wonder how difficult is it to learn mandarin chinese? Learning any language takes time and hard work, but the best way to learn mandarin online is by using spaced repetition, mnemonics, and gamification to learn basic Manadarin, conversational Mandarin, business Mandarin.

Is it possible to learn Mandarin? Definitely!

Sign up to learn Mandarin vocabulary for free.