(jiāo) — to teach

Definition

教 (jiāo) is the everyday verb 'to teach' — focused on the act of teaching a person a subject. 教育 is the more formal noun/verb 'education' (the system or process); 教学 is teaching as a discipline or activity.

verb
to teach

Examples

  • Wǒ jiāo zhōng wén.
    I teach Chinese.
  • Tā jiāo wǒ men yīng wén.
    He teaches us English.
  • Nǐ jiāo shén me kè?
    What class do you teach?

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