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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 师傅

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
师傅 shī fu - master
- qualified worker
- respectful form of address for older men
- CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

List Ranking for: 师傅

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
4 4 4,734 5,093 3,395

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
师 shī- surname Shi
师 shī- teacher
- master
- expert
- model
- army division
- (old) troops
- to dispatch troops
傅 fù- surname Fu
傅 fù- (bound form) instructor
- (literary) to instruct
- to attach
- to apply (makeup etc)

Other Words Containing 师傅

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
师傅 4 4 4,734 5,093 3,395