How to say “lesson” in Chinese
lesson (from experience); lecture, scold
“Lesson” in Chinese is 教训, jiào xùn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
教训 is read jiào xùn: 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, 讠 “speech”: teaching with words. On the right, 川 “river”.
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 “教训”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 教训. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们应该从失败中吸取教训。wǒmenyīnggāicóngshībàizhōngxīqǔjiàoxùnWe should learn from our failures.
- 我吸取了教训wǒxīqǔlejiàoxùnI learned my lesson.
- 我们要吸取教训wǒmenyàoxīqǔjiàoxùnWe need to learn our lesson.
More words from the lesson “Lessons of experience”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “lesson” in Chinese?
“Lesson” in Chinese is 教训, pinyin jiàoxùn.
What does 教训 mean?
教训 (jiàoxùn) means “lesson (from experience); lecture, scold”.
How do you write 教训?
教训 is 2 characters: 教 (jiāo) — teach; 训 (xùn) — instruct, train. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 教训?
教训 is read jiàoxùn. Tones: jiào — fourth tone, xùn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“lesson” in the lesson “Lessons of experience”
This word is from the topic “Talent and mastery” of HSK 6. 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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