一字之師 yī zì zhī shī

teacher who fixes a single wrong character

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. one who can correct a misread or misspelt character and thus be your master

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
字 zì HSK 1
character; symbol; word
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
師 shī
teacher; master; expert