家教 (jiā jiào) — family upbringing, home education; private tutor
Definition
家教 has two distinct senses: 'family upbringing/home education' (how a child is raised, broader than 教养, which focuses on refinement), and 'private tutor' (a hired one-on-one teacher). Only the second takes a 请/工作 verb.
noun
family upbringinghome educationprivate tutor
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 家教。Yán gé de jiā jiào duì tā yǐng xiǎng hěn dà.Strict family upbringing had a big influence on him.
- 家教。Tā xiǎng gěi ér zi qǐng yí wèi jiā jiào.She wants to hire a private tutor for her son.
- 家教。Zhè ge jiā jiào gōng zuò hěn bú cuò.This tutoring job is quite good.
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