授
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shòu · to award, to confer, to instruct, to teach

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11Total strokes

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Vocabulary in context

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shòuWords pronounced shòu
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Example sentences

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Nǐ shì yì míng jiào shòu, bú shì ma?你是一名教授,不是吗?

You're a professor, aren't you?

Source: Tatoeba #10083945 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men zài huà zhǎn shàng shòu yǔ le tā yīděng jiǎng.他们在画展上授予了她一等奖。

They awarded her first prize at the art exhibition.

Source: Tatoeba #332529 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì guó lì dà xué de yì míng jiào shòu.他是国立大学的一名教授。

He's a professor at the National University.

Source: Tatoeba #4473128 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ shì yì míng jiào shòu, bú shì ma?汤姆是一名教授,不是吗?

Tom is a professor, isn't he?

Source: Tatoeba #10083944 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yǐ qián shì jiào shòu, hòu lái dāng le xì zhǔ rèn.他以前是教授,后来当了系主任。

He used to be a professor, but now he is the dean.

Source: Tatoeba #8645573 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nàge jiào shòu jiǎng dé tài kuài le, méi yǒu yí gè rén tīng dé dǒng.那个教授讲得太快了,没有一个人听得懂。

The professor spoke too fast for anyone to understand.

Source: Tatoeba #8727887 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 授 in context

  1. Say shòu, then recall the core meaning: to award, to confer, to instruct, to teach.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 教授 (jiào shòu), meaning “professor”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 授 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.