名师出高徒 míng shī chū gāo tú

great teacher makes outstanding students

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.

Characters

Character Meaning
名 míng HSK 1
name; famous; place (e.g. among winners)
师 shī HSK 1
teacher; master; expert
出 chū HSK 1
to go out; to come out
高 gāo HSK 1
high; tall; above average
徒 tú HSK 6
on foot; only; disciple