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“teach” in Chinese

Chinese

Also教学 (jiào xué) · 传授 (chuán shòu)

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiāo

Example

老师会教我们中文。lǎo shī huì jiāo wǒ men zhōng wén

The teacher can teach us Chinese.

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How to say “teach” in Chinese

“Teach” in Chinese is 教 (jiāo).

Place knowledge, skills, or ways of acting into another person's understanding through explanation and example.

Full entry for 教: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 教

妈妈每天教我说汉语。mā mā měi tiān jiào wǒ shuō hàn yǔ

Mom teaches me to speak Chinese every day.

Tips for using 教

  • Chinese often places the learner immediately after 教 (jiào, "teach"), before the lesson or action being taught, which keeps the teacher, learner, and lesson easy to identify.

Other Chinese words for “teach”

他在大学教学。tā zài dà xué jiào xué

He teaches at a university.

老师传授了我们一种解题技巧。lǎo shī chuán shòu le wǒ men yì zhǒng jiě tí jì qiǎo

The teacher taught us a technique for solving problems.

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