教条 (jiào tiáo) — (noun) dogma, doctrine (often with a negative connotation of being rigid or outdated); (adjective) dogmatic, doctrinaire
Definition
教条 (jiàotiáo) is 'doctrine/dogma' with a strongly negative tone — a rigid rule that is followed blindly, unlike the neutral 原则 ('principle'). As an adjective, it means dogmatic, often describing inflexible thinking or education.
noun
dogmadoctrine (often with a negative connotation of being rigid or outdated)
adjective
dogmaticdoctrinaire
Examples
- 教条。Bú yào máng mù xiāng xìn rèn hé jiào tiáo.Don't blindly believe any dogma.
- 教条，。Tā de sī xiǎng hěn jiào tiáo, cóng bù jiē shòu xīn guān diǎn.His thinking is very dogmatic; he never accepts new ideas.
- 教条。Zhè zhǒng jiào tiáo shì de jiào yù xiàn zhì le xué shēng de chuàng zào lì.This kind of dogmatic education limits students' creativity.
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