Chinese phrase
教训是〜 jiào xùn shì 〜
Meaning
The lesson learned is ___
When to use it
States the main lesson learned from an event or mistake. It introduces a conclusion after a problem or setback, often before a change that could prevent it from happening again.
Example dialogue
客户投诉后我们开会总结，教训是沟通不到位。 kè hù tóu sù hòu wǒ men kāi huì zǒng jié jiào xùn shì gōu tōng bú dào wèi
After the customer complained, we met to review the issue. The lesson was that communication fell short.
要不要先发一个改进方案给客户？ yào bú yào xiān fā yí gè gǎi jìn fāng àn gěi kè hù
Should we send the customer an improvement plan first?