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教
jiāo
教 (jiāo) means "to teach". It is an HSK 3.0 level 2 word, and was HSK 3 in the old six-level list.
What 教 means
- to teach; to instruct
How 教 is used in grammar
教 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.
Other readings
- jiàoto teach; to instruct; a religion; to cause (sb to do sth); to tell (sb to do sth)
- Jiàosurname Jiao
Example sentences
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邪教！Heresy!
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我教书。I teach.
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他不信教。Tā bù xìnjiào.He is not religious.
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我教英语。I teach English.
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教学相长。Teaching is learning.
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他是教师。He is a teacher.
Words starting with 教
- 教育jiào yùto educate; to teach; education
- 教室jiào shìclassroom
- 教学jiāo xuéto teach
- 教师jiào shīteacher
- 教授jiāo shòuto teach (a subject)
- 教材jiào cáiteaching material
- 教练jiào liànto coach; to train; instructor; sports coach; trainer
- 教训jiào xunto provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson
- 教养jiào yǎngto educate; to bring up; to nurture; upbringing; breeding; culture
- 教堂jiào tángchurch; chapel
- 教育部Jiào yù bùMinistry of Education
- 教会jiāo huìto show; to teach
- 教程jiào chéngcourse of study (commonly used in book titles)
- 教科书jiào kē shūtextbook
- 教导jiào dǎoto instruct; to teach; guidance
- 教书jiāo shūto work as a teacher; to teach (in a school)
- 教学楼jiào xué lóuschool building; academic building
- 教员jiào yuánteacher; instructor
- 教官jiào guānmilitary instructor
- 教皇jiào huáng(Catholicism) pope; pontiff
- 教徒jiào túdisciple; follower of a religion
- 教职工jiào zhí gōngteaching and administrative staff
- 教诲jiào huì(literary) to instruct; to admonish; to counsel; teachings; instruction; guidance
- 教案jiào ànlesson plan; teaching plan; a "missionary case"…
Words containing 教
- 宗教zōng jiàoreligion
- 请教qǐng jiàoto ask for guidance; to consult
- 佛教Fó jiàoBuddhism
- 基督教Jī dū jiàoChristianity
- 高等教育gāo děng jiào yùhigher education
- 劳教láo jiàoreeducation through labor
- 家教jiā jiàofamily education; upbringing; to bring sb up
- 任教rèn jiàoto hold a teaching position
- 劳教所láo jiào suǒcorrectional institution; labor camp
- 副教授fù jiào shòuassociate professor (university post)
- 管教guǎn jiàoto discipline; to teach; to guarantee
- 伊斯兰教Yī sī lán jiàoIslam
- 义务教育yì wù jiào yùcompulsory education
- 天主教Tiān zhǔ jiàoCatholicism
- 指教zhǐ jiàoto offer advice, guidance, or feedback
- 支教zhī jiàoprogram bringing education to underdeveloped areas; to work in such a program
- 主教zhǔ jiàobishop
- 邪教xié jiàoevil cult
- 执教zhí jiàoto teach; to be a teacher; to train
- 性教育xìng jiào yùsex education
- 基础教育jī chǔ jiào yùelementary education
- 道教Dào jiàoTaoism; Daoism
- 助教zhù jiàoteaching assistant
- 传教士chuán jiào shìmissionary
Characters built on 孝
These share the phonetic component 孝 (xiào), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.
Characters that look like 教
Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.
- 款kuǎnsection; paragraph; funds
- 裁cáito cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim
- 救jiùto save; to assist; to rescue
- 赦shèto pardon (a convict)
- 敛liǎn(literary) to hold back; (literary) to restrain; to control (oneself); to collect…
- 敖Áosurname Ao
Sounds the same
Read jiāo, tone for tone, but written differently.
- 交to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends…
- 蕉banana
- 骄proud; arrogant
- 郊suburbs; outskirts
- 胶to glue; glue; gum
- 椒pepper
- 浇to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water
- 焦burnt; scorched; charred
- 娇lovable; pampered; tender
- 跤a tumble; a fall
- 姣cunning; pretty
- 礁reef; shoal rock
Where 教 is taught
In the GraphChinese course it is part of Sequence, Similarity & Remaining Words (HSK 3), HSK 2 Characters · Set 13 (HSK 2), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.
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- Every HSK 3 word, with the rest of its level.
- How characters are built from components.
- How to learn Chinese characters.
- The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jiāo correctly.
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