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教育

jiào yù · jiao yu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to educate
  2. to teach
  3. education
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Educating the alarm clock

  1. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)的(de)节目(jiémù)讲(jiǎng)的(de)是(shì)教育(jiàoyù)。

    Yesterday's show was about education.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)看(kàn)了(le)，说(shuō)教育(jiàoyù)要有(yàoyǒu)耐心(nàixīn)。

    I watched it. It said educating needs patience.

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)教育(jiàoyù)一下(yīxià)我(wǒ)的(de)闹钟(nàozhōng)。

    Right, so I want to have a talk with my alarm clock.

  4. Liangliang

    闹钟(nàozhōng)？它(tā)怎么了(zěnmele)？

    Your alarm clock? What is wrong with it?

  5. Dengdeng

    它(tā)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)不(bù)响(xiǎng)！

    It does not ring every day!

  6. Liangliang

    闹钟(nàozhōng)不用(bùyòng)教育(jiàoyù)，换(huàn)电池(diànchí)就(jiù)好(hǎo)。

    An alarm clock does not need educating. Just change the battery.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)是(shì)本(běn)有(yǒu)教(jiào)育(yù)意(yì)义(yì)的(de)书(shū)。

This is an instructive book.

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

02

父(fù)母(mǔ)应(yīng)该(gāi)重(zhòng)视(shì)孩(hái)子(zi)的(de)教(jiào)育(yù)。

Parents should value their children's education.

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教
jiāo

to teach

育
yù

to have children; to raise or bring up

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