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教书

jiāo shū · jiao shu

Traditional 教書

Meaning

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  1. to teach (in a school)
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In a conversation

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Qiqi's mum is a teacher

  1. Dengdeng

    琦琦(qíqí)，你(nǐ)妈妈(māma)做(zuò)什么(shénme)工作(gōngzuò)？

    Qiqi, what does your mum do?

  2. Qiqi

    她(tā)在(zài)小学(xiǎoxué)教书(jiāoshū)。

    She teaches at a primary school.

  3. Liangliang

    教书(jiāoshū)很(hěn)辛苦(xīnkǔ)吧(ba)？

    Teaching must be tiring, right?

  4. Qiqi

    辛苦(xīnkǔ)，不过(bùguò)她(tā)很(hěn)喜欢(xǐhuan)教书(jiāoshū)。她(tā)回家(huíjiā)也(yě)教(jiāo)，教(jiāo)我(wǒ)爸爸(bàba)用(yòng)手机(shǒujī)。

    Tiring, but she likes teaching a lot. At home she teaches too: she teaches my dad to use his phone.

  5. Dengdeng

    那是(nàshi)最(zuì)难(nán)的(de)课(kè)！

    That is the hardest lesson!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

鲍(bào)伯(bó)的(de)父(fù)亲(qīn)在(zài)一(yì)所(suǒ)女(nǚ)子(zǐ)学(xué)校(xiào)教(jiāo)书(shū)。

Bob's father teaches at a girls' school.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

教(jiāo)书(shū)是(shì)我(wǒ)自(zì)己(jǐ)选(xuǎn)择(zé)的(de)职(zhí)业(yè)。

Teaching is a profession of my own choosing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ydcok · English by orcrist · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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