No. 2,864 in Chinese
授
"授" means "to grant, confer, teach, or instruct."
In a sentence
老师授课时很细心。
The teacher is very attentive when giving lessons.
In this sentence, '授' is part of the word '授课', meaning 'to give a lesson' or 'to teach', indicating the action of providing instruction.
学生接受了老师的授业。
The student received the teacher's instruction.
Here, '授' forms the term '授业' which translates as 'teaching' or 'instruction given', demonstrating its use in the context of imparting knowledge.
村长向村民授奖以表鼓励。
The village chief awarded the villagers as an encouragement.
In this context, '授' is used in '授奖', which means 'to award', showing its broader application in the act of granting or conferring something.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “授” in actual Chinese podcasts.
Find “授” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Chinese podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into 中文, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Chinese books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).