Definition & Meaning

1.lesson; moral; message drawn from a mistake or failure

2.give somebody a talking-to; lecture somebody (for wrong doings); teach somebody a lesson

Word usage

jiào xùn

教 训

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1
n.lesson; moral; message drawn from a mistake or failure
- wǒ men xī qǔ qián rén de jiào xùn
  我们吸取前人的教训。
  We learn from our predecessors.
- wǒ men yào láo jì lì shǐ de jiào xùn
  我们要牢记历史的教训。
  We must bear in mind the lessons of history.
- tā měi cì dōu zǒng jié jiào xùn
  她每次都总结教训。
  She learned her lesson every time.
synonym
jiào yù教育 jiào dǎo教导 jiào huì教诲 xùn dǎo训导 xùn jiè训诫 xùn huì训诲
2
v.give somebody a talking-to; lecture somebody (for wrong doings); teach somebody a lesson
- méi bì yào jiào xùn wǒ
  没必要教训我。
  There's no point in trying to teach me a lesson.
- tā jiào xùn le ér zi yī dùn
  他教训了儿子一顿。
  He gave her son a lecture.
- lǎo shī jiào xùn le jǐ míng bù xiě zuò yè de xué sheng
  老师教训了几名不写作业的学生。
  The teacher lectured several students who did not do their homework.
synonym
xùn jiè训诫 xùn huì训诲

Word usage

Reduplication
"教训" can be reduplicated, for example: "教训教训".
- 这小子偷了我的钱，我非得好好教训教训他不可。
  The guy stole my money. I must teach him a lesson.
common measure word
"教训" is often matched with measure word "次"or"场"or"句".
- 一次教训
  one lesson
- 一场教训
  one lesson
- 一句教训
  one lesson

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