师从 (師從)
shī cóng
Pinyin

Definition

师从 (師從)
 - 
shī cóng
  1. to study under (a teacher)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

从
Cóng
  1. 1 surname Cong
从来
cóng lái
  1. 1 always
  2. 2 at all times
  3. 3 never (if used in negative sentence)
老师
lǎo shī
  1. 1 teacher
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 classifier: 位 wèi
出师
chū shī
  1. 1 to finish apprenticeship
  2. 2 to graduate
  3. 3 to send out troops (under a commander)
力不从心
lì bù cóng xīn
  1. 1 less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish
  2. 2 the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

Idioms (20)

一日为师，终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
  1. 1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
前事不忘，后事之师
qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī
  1. 1 don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience
力不从心
lì bù cóng xīn
  1. 1 less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish
  2. 2 the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
名师出高徒
míng shī chū gāo tú
  1. 1 A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.

Sample Sentences

成龙其实也有功夫，从小就师从京剧武生。而且就是凭着那股能打的劲儿，和天不怕地不怕的胆子，才闯出来的。
Chénglóng qíshí yě yǒu gōngfu ，cóngxiǎo jiù shīcóng jīngjù wǔshēng 。érqiě jiùshì píng zhe nà gǔ néng dǎ de jìnr ，hé tiānbùpàdìbùpà de dǎnzi ，cái chuǎng chūlai de 。
Jackie Chan actually knows kung fu. Since he was young he played a fighter in Peking Opera. And just relying on his enthusiasm for fighting, and the guts to be afraid of nothing at all, he burst onto the scene.
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