Meaning of 律师
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- lawyer
How to use 律师
律师 is the everyday word for a lawyer or attorney. It is often used with 请 (qǐng) or 找 (zhǎo) when you hire one. Example: 我们需要请一个律师。(Wǒmen xūyào qǐng yí ge lǜshī.) We need to hire a lawyer.
律 (lǜ) means law or rule, as in 法律 (fǎlǜ, law), and 师 (shī) means a skilled professional, as in 老师 (lǎoshī, teacher). A 律师 is a professional of the law.
Common mistake: Learners often write lùshī with a plain u. The vowel in 律 is ü, so it is lǜ, the same sound as in 绿 (lǜ, green). Also do not mix up 律 with 津 (jīn), which looks similar but has a different meaning.
律师 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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律 lǜ · statute · 9 strokes
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师 shī · teacher · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 律师.
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher |
| 教师 | jiàoshī | teacher |
| 工程师 | gōngchéngshī | engineer |
| 法律 | fǎlǜ | law |
| 规律 | guīlǜ | rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior |
| 纪律 | jìlǜ | discipline |
| 一律 | yīlǜ | same; identical; uniformly; all; without exception |
| 师傅 | shīfu | master; qualified worker |
| 摄影师 | shèyǐngshī | photographer; cinematographer; cameraman |
| 师父 | shīfu | used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan); master |
| 大师 | dàshī | great master; master |
| 厨师 | chúshī | cook; chef |
Questions about 律师
What does 律师 mean?
律师 (lǜshī) means "lawyer" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 律师?
律师 is made of 2 characters: 律 (9 strokes), 师 (6 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 律师 an HSK word?
Yes. 律师 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 律师 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 律师 is written 律師.
How do you type 律师 on a pinyin keyboard?
Most pinyin keyboards use v in place of ü, so you type lvshi. Typing lushi will usually not bring up 律师.
Can I address a lawyer as 律师 directly?
Yes. Put the surname before it, like 王律师 (Wáng lǜshī, Lawyer Wang). This works the same way as 王老师 for a teacher and is polite and common.