How to say “coach” in Chinese
coach
“Coach” in Chinese is 教练, jiào liàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
教练 is read jiào liàn: 2 syllables. 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.
On the left, 纟 “thread”.
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 “教练”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 教练. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你们的新教练怎么样？nǐmendexīnjiàoliànzěnmeyàngHow's your new coach?
- 教练，我的姿势对吗？jiàoliàn,wǒdezīshìduìmaCoach, is my posture right?
- 教练，决赛有信心吗？jiàoliàn,juésàiyǒuxìnxīnmaCoach, are you confident going into the final?
- 教练先给大家示范了一遍jiàoliànxiāngěidàjiāshìfànleyíbiànThe coach first showed everyone once how it's done.
More words from the lesson “Our team”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “coach” in Chinese?
“Coach” in Chinese is 教练, pinyin jiàoliàn.
What does 教练 mean?
教练 (jiàoliàn) means “coach”.
How do you write 教练?
教练 is 2 characters: 教 (jiāo) — teach; 练 (liàn) — train, practice. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 教练?
教练 is read jiàoliàn. Tones: jiào — fourth tone, liàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“coach” in the lesson “Our team”
This word is from the topic “Sports and wrap-up” of HSK 4. 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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