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百世之师 — “A teacher for a hundred generations”

百世之师 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a teacher for a hundred generations”. An eternal mentor; a timeless paragon of virtue and wisdom. Literally, “Teacher of a hundred generations”.

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百世之师 Pronunciation and Pinyin

百世之师 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
百
bǎi6one hundred, numerous
世
shì5world, generation, era
之
zhī4possessive or connective particle
师
shī6teacher, master, or division

Example Sentence with 百世之师

孔子被尊为百世之师,他的思想影响了无数后人。
Confucius is revered as a timeless mentor, and his philosophies have influenced countless future generations.

Idioms Related to 百世之师

Synonyms of 百世之师

  • bǎi百shì世shī师A mentor for all generations

More idioms starting with 百

  • bǎi百wàn万mǎi买zhái宅,,qiān千wàn万mǎi买lín邻Good neighbors are priceless
  • bǎi百wàn万xióng雄bīng兵a vast and mighty army
  • bǎi百wàn万xióng雄shī师a vast and mighty army
  • bǎi百zhàng丈gān竿tóu头pinnacle of achievement, strive for more
  • bǎi百xià下bǎi百quán全perfectly accurate and unfailingly successful
  • bǎi百xià下bǎi百zháo着unfailingly successful
  • bǎi百bù不yī一cún存not one in a hundred remains
  • bǎi百bù不yī一shuǎng爽always accurate and reliable
  • bǎi百bù不yī一dài贷make no exceptions
  • bǎi百bù不yī一yù遇extremely rare
  • bǎi百bù不wèi为duō多,,yī一bù不wèi为shǎo少Excellent things are always valuable
  • bǎi百bù不shī失yī一unerringly accurate

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Questions about 百世之师

What does 百世之师 mean?

百世之师 (bǎi shì zhī shī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a teacher for a hundred generations”.

How do you pronounce 百世之师?

百世之师 is pronounced bǎi shì zhī shī in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 百世之师 literally mean?

Literally, 百世之师 means “Teacher of a hundred generations”. It is used to mean “a teacher for a hundred generations”.

What is the Chinese definition of 百世之师?

世世代代的老师,指才德高尚而永远可为人师表的人。

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