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教练

jiào liàn · jiao lian

Traditional 教練

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure words: 个 gè, 位 wèi, 名 míng

Meaning

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  1. instructor
  2. sports coach
  3. trainer
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Swimming coach

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)游泳(yóuyǒng)教练(jiàoliàn)说(shuō)我(wǒ)游(yóu)得(de)很(hěn)快(kuài)。

    My swimming coach says I swim fast.

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？你(nǐ)的(de)教练(jiàoliàn)是(shì)谁(shéi)？

    Really? Who is your coach?

  3. Liangliang

    他(tā)姓(xìng)王(wáng)，教练(jiàoliàn)说(shuō)我(wǒ)像(xiàng)一条(yītiáo)鱼(yú)。

    His surname is Wang. The coach says I'm like a fish.

  4. Dengdeng

    鱼(yú)？上个月(shànggèyuè)教练(jiàoliàn)还(hái)说(shuō)你(nǐ)像(xiàng)一块(yīkuài)石头(shítou)。

    A fish? Last month the coach said you were like a stone.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)上个月(shànggèyuè)。这个月(zhègeyuè)我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)学会(xuéhuì)不(bù)沉(chén)了(le)！

    That was last month. This month I've learned not to sink!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)网(wǎng)球(qiú)并(bìng)成(chéng)为(wéi)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)网(wǎng)球(qiú)教(jiào)练(liàn)。

She liked tennis and became a tennis coach.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

球(qiú)员(yuán)们(men)坐(zuò)在(zài)更(gēng)衣(yī)室(shì)里(lǐ)听(tīng)教(jiào)练(liàn)讲(jiǎng)话(huà)。

The players sat in the locker room while they listened to their coach speak.

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

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教
jiāo

to teach

练
liàn

to practice; to train

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