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What is the Chinese word for Teacher or Instructor?

In Japan martial arts teachers are referred to as "Sensei" but China, what are the martial arts instructors referred to as?

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1. martial art instructor --> shi fu 师傅 teacher --> lao shi 老师
2. 老师 (lǎo shī) is for teachers or professors. 老师 literally means "experienced master." So, say my teacher's last/family name was 番 (pān). I want to ask a question: "番老师! 我有问题! (pān lǎo shī! wǒ yǒu wèn tí)!" (Teacher! I have a question!) 师傅 (shī fu) is for martial arts instructors. 师傅 literally means "specialist tutor." Say my instructor's last/family name was 武 (wǔ) and I wanted to get his/her attention: "武师傅 (wǔ shī fu)!" (Master Wu!)