教

jiāo

HSK 2

教 — jiāo

1. to teach; to instruct

   老师教我们汉语。 lǎoshī jiào wǒmen hànyǔ — The teacher teaches us Chinese.

教 — jiào

1. (bound form) to teach; to instruct (used in compounds)

   学校重视教书育人的工作。 xuéxiào zhòngshì jiāoshūyùrén de gōngzuò — The school values the work of teaching and educating people.

2. a religion; religious teaching

   佛教是世界上重要的宗教之一。 fójiào shì shìjiè shàng zhòngyào de zōngjiào zhīyī — Buddhism is one of the important religions in the world.

3. to cause (someone to do something); to tell (someone to do something)

   他教我去买东西。 tā jiào wǒ qù mǎi dōngxī — He told/caused me to go buy things.

4. surname Jiao

   教先生住在北京。 jiào xiānshēng zhù zài běijīng — Mr. Jiao lives in Beijing.