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赐教 (cì jiào) — (honorific) to kindly instruct; to enlighten

Definition

赐教 (cì jiào) is a humble set phrase asking a senior or expert to share their guidance — 'please kindly instruct me.' Unlike 启发 or 启示 (enlighten/inspire as outcomes), 赐教 is the polite request for instruction.

verb
(honorific) to kindly instructto enlighten

Examples

  • 赐教。
    Qǐng duō duō cì jiào.
    Please kindly enlighten me.
  • 赐教，。
    Gǎn xiè nín de cì jiào, wǒ xué dào le hěn duō.
    Thank you for your instruction; I have learned a lot.
  • ，赐教。
    Guān yú zhè ge wèn tí, hái qǐng cì jiào.
    Regarding this question, I still ask for your guidance.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

赐cìbestow
教jiàoinstruction

赐 and 教 combine as bestow plus instruction, politely asking someone to give guidance.

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 賜; 赐 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell, money
Sound part声符shēngfú
易
易yì賜cì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 賜 pairs 貝 (shell, money) with 易 as a sound part; the simplified 赐 is a shorthand.

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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.

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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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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