jiào

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  • 1

    v.teach; instruct

    • qǐng jiào

      ask for advice

    • shī jiào

      teach students

    • guǎn jiào

      instruct somebody

  • 2

    n.religion; church

    • wǒ bù xìn jiào

      I don't believe in a religion.

    • nǐ xìn shén me jiào ne

      什么

      What are your religious beliefs?

    • wǒ men tí chàng zì yóu xìn jiào

      我们提倡自由

      We advocate freedom of religious belief.

  • 3

    v.ask; order

    • lǎo shī jiào hái zi men huí jiā

      老师孩子回家

      The teacher asked children to go home.

    • tā jiào wǒ qù kàn diàn yǐng

      电影

      He asked me to watch film.

    • tā méi jiào nǐ qù shēng rì huì ma

      生日

      Didn't she ask you to her birthday party?

Words and phrases with 教

Word usage

  • Note
    "教 (jiāo)" is generally used solely to refer to specific actions, often with pronouns and noun objects, rarely used in compound words. "教 (jiào)" is mostly used to express abstract meanings and to form compound words, such as "教育".

Chinese Characters with pinyin jiào

  • cry; call
  • contrast; used to introduce the object of comparison
  • 轿
    sedan
  • sleep
  • check; compare