律师
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
律师 (lǜshī) · lawyer
律师 (lǜshī) means “lawyer”. It is written with 2 characters: 律 (statute) + 师 (teacher). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 律师 is built
The characters
律 lǜ · statute
What 律 is made of
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 聿yù — writing brush
- 肀yù — pen
- 彐jì — snout
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 肀yù — pen
Origin hint: To walk 彳 as required by law 聿 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
师 shī · teacher
What 师 is made of
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: To skillfully wield 帀 a knife 刂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我哥哥是一名律师。Wǒ gēge shì yī míng lǜshī.My older brother is a lawyer.
你需要找个律师吗？Nǐ xūyào zhǎo gè lǜshī ma?Do you need to find a lawyer?
Questions about 律师
What does 律师 mean?
律师 (lǜshī) means “lawyer”.
How do you pronounce 律师?
律师 is pronounced lǜshī.
Which HSK level is 律师?
律师 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 法律fǎlǜlaw
- 规律guīlǜpattern
- 纪律jìlǜdiscipline
- 一律yīlǜall
- 旋律xuánlǜmelody
- 老师lǎoshīteacher
- 教师jiàoshīteacher
- 工程师gōngchéngshīengineer
- 师傅shīfumaster
- 师范shīfànteacher training
Learn 律师 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 94: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.