How to say “teach” in Chinese
teach
“Teach” in Chinese is 教, jiāo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
教 is read jiāo. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
In 教室 it is read jiào.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “教”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 教. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 王老师教我们汉语。WánglǎoshījiāowǒmenHànyǔTeacher Wang teaches us Chinese.
- 谁教你们汉语？shéijiāonǐmenHànyǔWho teaches you Chinese?
- 我们的教室在三楼wǒmendejiàoshìzàisānlóuOur classroom is on the third floor.
- 我一下课就去教室找你wǒyíxiàkèjiùqùjiàoshìzhǎonǐAs soon as class is over, I'll come to the classroom to find you.
- 我妈妈是一名中学教师。wǒmāmashìyìmíngzhōngxuéjiàoshīMy mom is a middle school teacher.
- 他是自学的，就是说，没有老师教他。tāshìzìxuéde,jiùshìshuō,méiyǒulǎoshījiāotāHe's self-taught, that is, no teacher taught him.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “At school”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “teach” in Chinese?
“Teach” in Chinese is 教, pinyin jiāo.
What does 教 mean?
教 (jiāo) means “teach”.
How do you write 教?
教 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 教?
教 is read jiāo. Tones: jiāo — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“teach” in the lesson “At school”
This word is from the topic “Studies and tasks” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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