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教jiāoto teach; to instruct

HSK 2word

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教 (jiāo) means "to teach; to instruct." It appears in 王老师教我们汉语。 (Teacher Wang teaches us Chinese.) and 我教你写这个字。 (I'll teach you to write this character.) In the dialogue, B says Teacher Wang teaches them Chinese. Then A cannot write a character, and B offers to teach A.

What does 教 mean?

  1. 1.

    to teach; to instructverb

What does the character 教 mean?

  • 教to teach; to instruct

How do you use 教?

See it in 教我们汉语 and 教你写

What are some examples of 教 in a sentence?

  1. 王老师教我们汉语。

    Wáng lǎoshī jiāo wǒmen Hànyǔ.

    Teacher Wang teaches us Chinese.

  2. 我教你写这个字。

    Wǒ jiāo nǐ xiě zhège zì.

    I'll teach you to write this character.

How is 教 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    谁教你们汉语?

    Shéi jiāo nǐmen Hànyǔ?

    Who teaches you Chinese?

  2. Speaker B:

    王老师教我们汉语。

    Wáng lǎoshī jiāo wǒmen Hànyǔ.

    Teacher Wang teaches us Chinese.

  3. Speaker A:

    这个字我不会写。

    Zhège zì wǒ bú huì xiě.

    I can't write this character.

  4. Speaker B:

    我教你写这个字。

    Wǒ jiāo nǐ xiě zhège zì.

    I'll teach you to write this character.

Can you use 教 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (to teach): 王老师___我们汉语。 (Teacher Wang teaches us Chinese.)
  2. 2.What does 我教你写这个字。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "to teach"?

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.