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训导 (xùn dǎo) — to teach and guide; to lecture (someone) for wrongdoing

Definition

训导 (xùndǎo) means 'to teach and guide' — a formal, written word for instructing, often with a corrective tone. Like 教育 it covers instruction, but 训导 leans toward admonishing or lecturing someone for misbehavior.

verb
to teach and guideto lecture (someone) for wrongdoing

Examples

  • 训导。
    Lǎo shī jīng cháng xùn dǎo xué shēng yào zūn shǒu jì lǜ.
    The teacher often instructs students to follow discipline.
  • 训导，。
    Fù qīn yán lì dì xùn dǎo le tā yí dùn, yīn wèi tā kǎo shì zuò bì.
    His father sternly lectured him because he cheated on the exam.
  • 训导。
    Xiào zhǎng zài dà huì shàng xùn dǎo quán tǐ shī shēng yào tuán jié yí zhì.
    The principal at the assembly instructed all teachers and students to unite.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

训xùninstruct
导dǎoguide

训 (instruct) and 导 (guide) together mean teach and guide.

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.

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.

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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 導; 导 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
寸寸cùnhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
道
道dào導
Same sound today

The traditional form 導 pairs 道 (path) as the sound part with 寸 (hand), giving the sense of leading someone. The simplified 导 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

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