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名师出高徒

míng shī chū gāo tú

5-character word Traditional 名師出高徒

What 名师出高徒 means

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

The characters in 名师出高徒

• 名míngname; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners)
• 师shīteacher; master; expert
• 出chūto go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield
• 高gāohigh; tall; above average
• 徒tú(bound form) disciple; apprentice; believer; (derog.) wrongdoer…

Example sentences

• 名师出高徒。
  A good teacher makes good students.