xiān shī

先 师

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n.(usually of the elder generation) senior/reverend teacher; one's late teacher
- tòng dào xiān shī
  痛悼先师
  mourning the senior teacher
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n.the Master (referring to Confucius)
- zuò wéi xiān shī kǒng zǐ duì zhōng guó de jiào yù yǒu qiān nián zhī jiǔ de yǐng xiǎng
  作为先师，孔子对中国的教育有千年之久的影响。
  Confucius' influence as a teacher shaped Chinese education for several millennia.
- kǒng zǐ de xiān shī xíng xiàng réng shì dāng dài jiào shī jiē shòu jiào yù suǒ xū yào de bǎo guì zī yuán
  孔子的先师形象仍是当代教师接受教育所需要的宝贵资源。
  Confucius as an ancestor of Chinese education is still a valuable natural resource for modern teacher's education.

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