teacher's pointer; teaching profession
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
teacher's pointer; a stick used by teachers to point at blackboard or pictures during a lesson
neutralOriginally a physical pointer, now often symbolic or literary, referring to the teaching profession itself.
Lǎo老
jiào教
shòu授
yòng用
jiào教
biān鞭
zhǐ指
zhe着
dì地
tú图
，
jiǎng讲
jiě解
dì地
lǐ理
zhī知
shi识
。
The old professor used a pointer to indicate the map while explaining geography.
Tā他
fàng放
xià下
jiào教
biān鞭
，
zǒu走
shàng上
le了
guǎn管
lǐ理
gǎng岗
wèi位
。
He put down the teaching pointer (i.e., left teaching) and moved into a management position.
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Zhè这
zhī支
jiào教
biān鞭
bàn伴
suí随
tā她
dù度
guò过
le了
sān三
shí十
nián年
de的
jiào教
xué学
shēng生
yá涯
。
This pointer accompanied her through thirty years of teaching.
Xiàn现
dài代
kè课
táng堂
lǐ里
，
jiào教
biān鞭
yǐ已
jīng经
bèi被
jī激
guāng光
bǐ笔
qǔ取
dài代
le了
。
In modern classrooms, the teacher's pointer has been replaced by laser pens.
noun
the teaching profession; the educator's post
literaryA figurative or metonymic meaning, commonly used in literary or formal contexts.
Tā他
yī一
shēng生
zhí执
zhǎng掌
jiào教
biān鞭
，
táo桃
lǐ李
mǎn满
tiān天
xià下
。
He held the teaching post all his life, with students all over the world.
Chóng重
fǎn返
jiào教
biān鞭
hòu后
，
tā她
gǎn感
dào到
wú无
bǐ比
chōng充
shí实
。
After returning to the teaching profession, she felt immensely fulfilled.