一日為師，終身為父 yī rì wéi shī ， zhōng shēn wéi fù

lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
日 rì HSK 2
day; date, day of the month; sun
為 wéi
for; because of; to
師 shī
teacher; master; expert
終 zhōng
end; finish
身 shēn HSK 2
body; oneself; personally
為 wéi
for; because of; to
父 fù HSK 4
father