# 师傅 (shīfu): master | HSK 4 Vocabulary | HSKReady

Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-4/shifu-1653
Language: en
Content ID: hsk-4-1653
HSK levels: 4
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:40:27.878Z
Scope: approved public sample; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app.

Learn 师傅 (shīfu), HSK 4: master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 师傅

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shīfu

master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men

HSK 4

## Pronunciation

shīfu

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## Example sentence

他跟师傅学了三年修车，现在手艺很好了。

Tā gēn shīfu xué le sān nián xiū chē, xiànzài shǒuyì hěn hǎo le.

He studied car repair with the master for three years, and his skills are very good now.

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