Are you learning Chinese from a real teacher? Or is it tutor? Is she actually a professor and now you’re worried about what the correct term is to use? No worries.
Say Tutor in Chinese
Today we’ll look at 4 ways to say tutor in Chinese. Speaking of… if you’re looking for top Chinese tutors that can help you quickly learn to SPEAK OUT in Chinese with confidence, then make sure to take your free trial class from TutorMandarin – sign up here!
老师 / Lǎoshī / Teacher
老师 means teacher, just like in English. You can call an elementary, middle or high school teacher this. If you’re getting private tutoring, you can even refer to your instructors as 老师. Typically, a teacher is referred to as “their last name” + “teacher.” E.g. 王老师 is Teacher Wang.
Example Sentences
他曾经是一位老师。
Tā céngjīng shì yí wèi lǎoshī.
He used to be a teacher.
老师写在黑板上的东西你都记在笔记本上了吗？
Lǎoshī xiě zài hēibǎn shàng de dōngxi nǐ dōu jì zài bǐjìběn shàng le ma?
Did you take notes on what the teacher wrote on the blackboard?
辅导 / fǔdǎo / Tutor
辅导 is the most similar to “tutor.” Like a private coach that helps you in a personal situation. If you study Chinese with us, you could call your tutor 辅导. Similar to coaching or counseling. Also, this function as a verb and can mean “to tutor” someone!
Example Sentences for 辅导
这位医生善于辅导病人的心理问题。
Zhè wèi yīshēng shànyú fǔdǎo bìngrén de xīnlǐ wèntí.
This doctor is good at giving patients counsel for their mental problems.
这些心理问题有很多机构可以辅导的。
Zhèxiē xīnlǐ wèntí yǒu hěnduō jīgòu kěyǐ fǔdǎo de.
These mental issues can mostly be counseled by many organizations.
导师 / dǎoshī / tutor, teacher, academic advisor
导师 is another great way to refer to a tutor, teacher, or academic advisor. This word typically denotes the “advisor” aspect more though it can work for the other two as well.
Examples sentences for 导师
她兼做导师工作和研究工作
Tā jiān zuò dǎoshī gōngzuò hé yán jiù gōngzuò
Her work was divided between advising and research.
学生把论文递交给导师。
The students have submitted their essays to their advisors.
家教 （家庭教师）jiājiào (jiātíng jiàoshī)
This is a common way to refer to tutors in Taiwan. 家教 / jiājiàois a contract of the full phrase家庭教师 jiātíng jiàoshī. 家庭 means home and 教师 means teacher. So a teacher that comes to your home… a tutor!
Examples sentences for 家教
他们给孩子请了一位家教。
Tāmen gěi háizi qǐngle yī wèi jiājiào.
Beyond 4 ways to say tutor in Chinese
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