How to say “education” in Chinese
education; educate
“Education” in Chinese is 教育, jiào yù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
教育 is read jiào yù: 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.
At the bottom, 月: here it means “flesh, body”.
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 “教育”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 教育. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 教育对国家的发展很重要。jiàoyùduìguójiādefāzhǎnhěnzhòngyàoEducation is very important for a country's development.
- 中国的父母非常重视孩子的教育。ZhōngguódefùmǔfēichángzhòngshìháizidejiàoyùChinese parents place great importance on their children's education.
- 每个人都有受教育的权利。měigeréndōuyǒushòujiàoyùdequánlìEveryone has the right to an education.
- 小学属于初等教育，中学属于中等教育。xiǎoxuéshǔyúchūděngjiàoyù,zhōngxuéshǔyúzhōngděngjiàoyùPrimary school is part of primary education, secondary school part of secondary education.
- 他父母都受过2高等教育tāfùmǔdōushòuguogāoděngjiàoyùBoth of his parents had a higher education.
- 惩罚不是教育孩子的好办法chéngfábúshìjiàoyùháizidehǎobànfǎPunishment isn't a good way to raise a child.
More words from the lesson “What and how they teach”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “education” in Chinese?
“Education” in Chinese is 教育, pinyin jiàoyù.
What does 教育 mean?
教育 (jiàoyù) means “education; educate”.
How do you write 教育?
教育 is 2 characters: 教 (jiāo) — teach; 育 (yù) — raise, educate. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 教育?
教育 is read jiàoyù. Tones: jiào — fourth tone, yù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“education” in the lesson “What and how they teach”
This word is from the topic “University and goals” 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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