xie xie lao shi

Lǎoshī is the Mandarin word for “teacher. ichi ni san shi go roku ” It has two characters: 老師 and the first character lǎo 老 is a prefix which means “old ” The second character shī 師 means “teacher,” so the literal translation of lǎoshī is “old teacher ” However, 老 in this context just expressed respect and isn't related to actual age