教

The character "教" has 11 strokes. "教" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "教" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "教" are "jiào" "jiāo" . View the stroke order of "教">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "教"

v.: teach; instruct

n.: religion

• teach : v.教；教会；教书；讲授；提倡；宣扬；训导；当教师；诱导；使明白
• instruct : v.指示；命令；吩咐；教；指导；给（人）指示；通知；告知；〈主英〉 （委托人）委托（初级律师
• religion : n.宗教；宗教信仰；至上的事业；孜孜不倦追求的目标；利益攸关之事

Form words with "教"

教英语课 teach English

教书法 train (sb) in handwriting

教英文 teach English

教体育 teach athletics

教两个班 teach two classes

教孩子缝纫 teach the children sewing

Example phrases using "教"

• 他原先受训当医学生，后来却转而教语言。

  He was trained as a doctor but switched/diverted to language teaching.

• 她教几个儿童弹钢琴。

  She is teaching the piano to several children.

• 她教了三十年书。

  She has been (in) teaching for 30 years.

• 不懂就要求教。

  Ask for advice if you don’t know.

• 难道你母亲没有教你要懂规矩？

  Didn't your mother teach you any manners?

• 教的技能和劳动力市场的需求不一致。

  There is a disjunction between the skills taught in education and those demanded in the labour market.

• 她在教其中的一个女孩刺绣。

  [no obj.]she was teaching one of the girls how to embroider.

• 简而言之，有些东西还得教。

  Quite simply, some things have to be taught.

• 他正在教受训者划独木舟。

  He was teaching trainees to paddle canoes.

• 她教女孩阅读和写作入门。

  She taught the girls the rudiments of reading and writing.