灌输 (guàn shū) — to instill, inculcate, imbue (ideas, knowledge, values, etc.); (literal) to channel water for irrigation
Definition
灌输 is to instill or indoctrinate ideas/values into someone — one-sided and often implies the receiver didn't choose them. 教 is neutral everyday 'teach'; 传授 is more formal, focusing on passing down skills or knowledge.
verb
to instillinculcateimbue (ideas, knowledge, values, etc.)(literal) to channel water for irrigation
Examples
- 灌输。Lǎo shī xiàng xué shēng guàn shū huán bǎo zhī shi.The teacher instills environmental knowledge into the students.
- 灌输。Fù mǔ yīng gāi gěi hái zi guàn shū zhèng què de jià zhí guān.Parents should instill correct values in their children.
- 灌输。Zhè zhǒng sī xiǎng bèi fǎn fù guàn shū dào nián qīng rén de tóu nǎo zhōng.This kind of thinking is repeatedly instilled into the minds of young people.
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