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培训 (péi xùn) — to train, to provide training

Definition

培训 focuses on short-term, job- or skill-oriented training (usually a course or program). 培养 is broader — long-term cultivation of talent, habits, or abilities.

verb
to trainto provide training

Examples

  • 培训。
    Gōng sī měi nián dōu huì péi xùn yuán gōng.
    The company trains its employees every year.
  • 培训。
    Wǒ men xū yào péi xùn jǐ gè xīn lǎo shī.
    We need to train a few new teachers.
  • 培训。
    Zhè ge péi xùn kè chéng yào sān gè yuè.
    This training course takes three months.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

培péicultivate
训xùninstruct

培 “cultivate” and 训 “instruct” combine to mean systematic training.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
咅
咅pǒu培péi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

培 is made from 土 (earth) and 咅, which gives the sound.

Open 培 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 訓; 训 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánspeech
Sound part声符shēngfú
川
川chuān訓xùn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

For 训, the traditional form 訓 puts 言 (speech) beside 川, a sound part, and conveys preaching a teaching.

Open 训 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 5HSK 2.0 Level 6Workplace & OfficeSchool & Education

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