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教
jiāo, jiào
Description
"教"最常见的意思是把知识或技能传给别人，比如老师教学生。
The most common meaning of "教" is to pass knowledge or skills to others, like a teacher teaching students.
读 jiào 的时候，它常跟教育、宗教有关，比如"教育"和"宗教"。
When pronounced jiào, it is often related to education or religion, such as in "教育" (education) and "宗教" (religion).
Meanings
教jiāo
to teach; to instruct
老师教我们中文。
The teacher teaches us Chinese.
教jiào
education; teaching (as a concept)
他很重视孩子的教育。
He values his child's education highly.
教jiào
religion; faith
世界上有很多宗教。
There are many religions in the world.
Related words
Notes
- Reading
教 is jiāo as a verb ("to teach") and jiào in nouns like 教育, 宗教.
- Nuance
教 (jiāo) means teach informally; 教育 (jiàoyù) refers to formal education as a whole.
In videos
“嗯意思是这个人总是想教我们东西”
“啊，就是真正地去教你应该怎么做。”
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