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教训
jiàoxùn
Description
"教训"可以是一件让你以后小心的事，比如做错事以后学到的东西。
"教训" can be something that teaches you to be careful in the future, like what you learn after making a mistake.
它也可以是一个动词，意思是批评或严厉地告诉别人他做得不对。
It can also be a verb meaning to criticize or firmly tell someone they are wrong.
Meanings
教训jiàoxùn
lesson learned from a mistake or experience
这次失败给了我一个教训。
This failure taught me a lesson.
教训jiàoxùn
to scold or teach someone a lesson
妈妈教训了他一顿。
Mom scolded him.
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Notes
- Etymology
教 (teach) + 训 (instruct, admonish), combining into a lesson or reproof.
- Nuance
as a verb it is harsher than 教育, closer to scolding.
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