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How do you say "university professor" in Chinese?
大学教授
dà xué jiào shòu
In Chinese, "university professor" is 大学教授.
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Pronunciation
Four syllables: 'dah shoo-eh jyao show'. First three rise or fall gradually, last one drops. Sounds formal and elevated.
Writing and usage
Da (big) is three strokes, xue (study) is three, jiao (teach) is nine, shou (hand/receive) is four. The phrase literally means 'big-study teach-hand'.
Example sentence
大学教授正在讲演。
The university professor is giving a lecture.
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How to remember 大学教授
Da xue means university (big school), then jiao shou adds the professor who teaches there. Think of da as 'grand'.
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Questions about 大学教授
How do you say "university professor" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "university professor" is 大学教授. It is a noun.
How is 大学教授 written in Chinese?
Da (big) is three strokes, xue (study) is three, jiao (teach) is nine, shou (hand/receive) is four. The phrase literally means 'big-study teach-hand'.
How is 大学教授 used in a sentence?
Use 大学教授 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 大学教授正在讲演。 (The university professor is giving a lecture.).
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"University professor" in other languages
- Japanese 大学教授 (daigakukyōju)
- Korean 대학 교수 (daehak gyosu)
- Spanish profesor universitario
- Spanish (Latin America) profesor universitario
- French le professeur d'université
- German der Universitätsprofessor
- Italian il professore universitario
- Russian преподаватель (prepodavatelʹ)
- Greek ο καθηγητής πανεπιστημίου (o kathiyitis panepistimiu)
- Arabic دكتور جامعة (duktoor gaemAa)
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