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教学 (jiào xué) — teaching, instruction

Definition

教学 is the noun for 'teaching' as an activity or field (a teaching method, teaching work). Compare 教 (the verb 'to teach') and 教育 ('education', the broader system of schooling and upbringing).

noun
teachinginstruction
Measure word · 门, 个

Examples

  • 教学。
    Tā de jiào xué fāng fǎ hěn hǎo.
    His teaching method is very good.
  • 教学。
    Zhè shì yí gè hěn hǎo de jiào xué kè.
    This is a very good teaching lesson.
  • 教学。
    Tā zài dà xué zuò jiào xué gōng zuò.
    He does teaching work at the university.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

教jiàoteach
学xuélearn

教 (teach) and 学 (learn) combine to mean teaching or instruction.

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
子子zǐchild
攵Written in full as攴pūteaching cane; stick that represents authority
Sound part声符shēngfú
爻
爻yáo教jiào
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

教 uses 爻 for its sound and puts 子 (child) with 攵 (攴), a teaching cane, to show teaching a child.

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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 學; 学 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 學 may have used 爻 and 六 for sound, with hands and a child added later; the simplified 学 is a shorthand.

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HSK 3.0 Level 4School & Education

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