| 教徒 | jiao4 tu2 | disciple |
| 弟子 | di4 zi3 | disciple |
| 徒弟 | tu2 di4 | apprentice |
| 徒 | tu2 | only |
| 门生 | men2 sheng1 | disciple |
| 门徒 | men2 tu2 | disciple |
| 传人 | chuan2 ren2 | to teach |
| 师徒 | shi1 tu2 | apprentice |
| 衣钵 | yi1 bo1 | legacy |
| 师弟 | shi1 di4 | younger or junior male schoolmate |
| 子路 | zi3 lu4 | same as Ji Lu å£è·¯ (542-480 BC), a disciple of Confucius |
| 阿难 | e1 nan2 | Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple |
| 高足 | gao1 zu2 | Your most brilliant pupil |