---
title: "Daoshi Meaning: 导师 (dǎoshī) in English"
description: "导师 (traditional 導師, dǎoshī) means “supervisor; academic advisor”. Not the daoshi you heard? See 倒是. Hear its tones, see what 导 and 师 each mean."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoshi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 导师 mean?

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导师 dǎoshī

## supervisor; academic advisor

## It can also mean

- mentor; teacher

## Its characters

1. 导 dǎo to lead
2. 师 shī teacher

## In a sentence

[See 导师 in use](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AF%BC%E5%B8%88)

## Other words said daoshi

- [倒是dàoshigranting a point: “actually …”, “… all right, but”](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%80%92%E6%98%AF)

## More words with 导 or 师

- [半导体 bàndǎotǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bandaoti)
- [倡导 chàngdǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changdao)
- [厨师 chúshī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chushi)
- [导弹 dǎodàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daodan)
- [导航 dǎoháng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daohang)
- [导向 dǎoxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoxiang)
- [导演 dǎoyǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoyan)
- [导游 dǎoyóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoyou)
- [导致 dǎozhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daozhi)
- [大师 dàshī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dashi)

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