treat as master; study under
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to treat someone as one's master/teacher; to formally study under someone as a disciple
literaryFormal and literary register. Indicates both the act of formally acknowledging someone as a teacher and treating them with the respect and ceremony due to a master.
Tā他
shī师
shì事
mǒu某
wèi位
shū书
fǎ法
dà大
jiā家
duō多
nián年
，
zhōng终
yú于
xué学
yǒu有
suǒ所
chéng成
。
He studied for many years under a great master of calligraphy and finally achieved mastery.
Dì弟
zǐ子
dāng当
yǐ以
shī师
shì事
zhī之
，
bù不
kě可
dài怠
màn慢
。
The disciple should treat him with the courtesy due to a master and must not be negligent.
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Tā他
shī师
shì事
míng名
jiā家
，
kǔ苦
liàn练
sān三
nián年
，
zhōng终
chéng成
yī一
dài代
zōng宗
shī师
。
He studied under a famous master, practiced hard for three years, and finally became a great master of his generation.