说教 (shuō jiào) — (verb, often disapproving) to lecture someone, to preach at someone in a moralizing way; (noun, disapproving) sermonizing, moralizing
Definition
Means 'to lecture or preach at someone' — always with a disapproving tone, unlike 讲 (jiǎng), which is neutral 'to speak/explain'. Used when the speaker finds the moralizing annoying.
verb
(verb, often disapproving) to lecture someoneto preach at someone in a moralizing way(noun, disapproving) sermonizingmoralizing
Examples
- 说教。Wǒ bù xǐ huan tā nà zhǒng shuō jiào de fāng shì.I don't like his way of preaching.
- 说教，。Tā yí zuò xià jiù kāi shǐ shuō jiào, dà jiā dōu fán le.As soon as he sat down he started moralizing, and everyone got annoyed.
- ，、。Tā duì wǒ yòu shuō le yì tōng jiào, shén me nǔ lì a, jiān chí a de.She preached at me again, going on about hard work and perseverance.
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