| 名师 | míng shī | famous master; great teacher |
| 名师出高徒 | míng shī chū gāo tú | A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors. |
| 问罪之师 | wèn zuì zhī shī | punitive force; a person setting out to deliver severe reproach |
| 国师 | guó shī | teachers of the state |
| 士师记 | Shì shī jì | Book of Judges |
| 大兴问罪之师 | dà xīng wèn zuì zhī shī | to launch a punitive campaign; to condemn scathingly |
| 女按摩师 | nǚ àn mó shī | masseuse |
| 女装裁缝师 | nǚ zhuāng cái feng shī | dressmaker |
| 宗师 | zōng shī | great scholar respected for learning and integrity |
| 家庭教师 | jiā tíng jiào shī | tutor |
| 尊师 | zūn shī | revered master |
| 尊师爱徒 | zūn shī ài tú | title of a Daoist priest; revered master |
| 尊师贵道 | zūn shī guì dào | to revere the master and his teaching |
| 巫师 | wū shī | wizard; magician |
| 师出有名 | shī chū yǒu míng | lit. to have sufficient reason to send troops (idiom); to do something with good reason; to have just cause |
| 师出无名 | shī chū wú míng | lit. to go to war without just cause (idiom); to act without justification |
| 师友 | shī yǒu | friend who you can seek advice |
| 师古 | shī gǔ | following the ways of old; in imitation of ancient style |
| 师大 | shī dà | abbr. for 师范大学, Normal University; teacher-training college |
| 师宗 | Shī zōng | Shizong county in Qujing 曲靖, Yunnan |
| 师宗县 | Shī zōng xiàn | Shizong county in Qujing 曲靖, Yunnan |
| 师父 | shī fu | used for 师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker |
师父领进门，
修行在个人 | shī fu lǐng jìn mén ,
xiū xíng zài gè rén | the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you; you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink |
| 师范大学 | shī fàn dà xué | Normal University; teacher-training college |
| 师范学院 | shī fàn xué yuàn | teacher's college; normal school |
| 师表 | shī biǎo | paragon of virtue and learning; exemplary character |
| 厨师沙拉 | chú shī shā lā | chef salad |
| 厨师长 | chú shī zhǎng | executive chef; head chef |
| 广告设计师 | guǎng gào shè jì shī | advertising copywriter |
| 建筑师 | jiàn zhù shī | architect |
| 律师事务所 | lǜ shī shì wù suǒ | law firm |
| 恩师 | ēn shī | (greatly respected) teacher |
| 投师 | tóu shī | to join a guru for instruction |
| 拜人为师 | bài rén wéi shī | to acknowledge as one's teacher |
| 拜师 | bài shī | to formally become an apprentice to a master |
| 拳师 | quán shī | boxing coach; pugilist master |
| 挥师 | huī shī | in command of the army |
| 摄影师 | shè yǐng shī | photographer; cameraman |
| 教师节 | Jiào shī jié | Teachers' Day (September 10th) (PRC); Teachers' Day (Confucius' birthday, September 28th) (Taiwan) |
| 文殊师利菩萨 | Wén shū shī lì Pú sà | Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness |
| 星相师 | xīng xiàng shī | astrologer |
| 时装设计师 | shí zhuāng shè jì shī | fashion designer |
| 会计师 | kuài jì shī | accountant |
有其师，
必有其徒 | yǒu qí shī ,
bì yǒu qí tú | as the teacher, so the pupil (idiom) |
| 业师 | yè shī | teacher; one's teacher |
| 乐师 | yuè shī | musician |
| 机械师 | jī xiè shī | mechanic; engineer; machinist; machine operator; CL:个,位 |
| 櫆师 | kuí shī | Polaris; the north star; same as 北斗 |
| 水陆师 | shuǐ lù shī | army and navy (in Qing times) |
| 湛江师范学院 | Zhàn jiāng Shī fàn Xué yuàn | Zhanjiang Normal University |
