English–Chinese
“tutor” in Chinese
How to say “tutor” in Chinese
“Tutor” in Chinese is 家教 (jiā jiào).
Teaching centered in the home, often through a private teacher who comes to help a student, and sometimes through the family's own education.
Example sentences with 家教
许多大学生在假期会做兼职家教赚钱。xǔ duō dà xué shēng zài jià qī huì zuò jiān zhí jiā jiào zhuàn qián
Many college students work as part-time tutors during vacations to earn money.
Tips for using 家教
- In everyday conversation, the topic usually shows whether the word refers to a hired person or to a family's way of educating children, so hiring topics and parenting topics give it different readings.
Other Chinese words for “tutor”
老师放学后辅导学生做作业。lǎo shī fàng xué hòu fú dǎo xué shēng zuò zuò yè
After school, the teacher tutors the students as they do their homework.