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教

jiāo · jiao/jiào · jiao/Jiào · jiao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Old HSK 3

Meaning

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jiāo 教

  1. to teach

jiào 教

  1. religion
  2. teaching
  3. to make
  4. to cause
  5. to tell

Jiào 教

  1. surname Jiao
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In a conversation

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A cooking lesson

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)能(néng)教(jiāo)我(wǒ)做饭(zuòfàn)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, can you teach me to cook?

  2. Dengdeng

    可以(kěyǐ)，我(wǒ)先(xiān)教(jiāo)你(nǐ)蛋炒饭(dànchǎofàn)。

    Sure. First I'll teach you egg fried rice.

  3. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！快(kuài)教(jiāo)我(wǒ)吧(ba)！

    Great! Teach me!

  4. Dengdeng

    第一步(dìyībù)：把(bǎ)米饭(mǐfàn)放进(fàngjìn)锅(guō)里(lǐ)。

    Step one: put the rice in the pan.

  5. Liangliang

    然后(ránhòu)呢(ne)？

    And then?

  6. Dengdeng

    其实(qíshí)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)会(huì)做(zuò)这(zhè)一个(yīgè)菜(cài)，没有(méiyǒu)第二个(dìèrgè)可以(kěyǐ)教(jiāo)了(le)。

    Actually this is the only dish I can make. I have no second one to teach.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

您(nín)能(néng)教(jiāo)我(wǒ)下(xià)国(guó)际(jì)象(xiàng)棋(qí)吗(ma)？

Can you teach me to play chess?

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

02

张(zhāng)老(lǎo)师(shī)每(měi)天(tiān)在(zài)教(jiào)室(shì)教(jiāo)学(xué)生(sheng)中(zhōng)文(wén)。

Teacher Zhang teaches Chinese to his students at school every day.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by gone2bacolod · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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