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jiào
HSK 3.0 Level 1

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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 教

初等教育
chū děng jiào yù

primary education

传教团
chuán jiào tuán

a mission (group of missionaries)

私教
sī jiào

personal trainer

杀彘教子
shā zhì jiào zǐ

to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom); parents must teach by example

言教
yán jiào

to give verbal instruction

应试教育
yìng shì jiào yù

exam-oriented education

调教
tiáo jiào

to instruct

因材施教
yīn cái shī jiào

(idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability

教化
jiào huà

to enlighten

教养
jiào yǎng

to train

天主教徒
tiān zhǔ jiào tú

Catholic

教理
jiào lǐ

doctrine (religion)

教研室
jiào yán shì

teaching and research office

教学
jiào xué

teaching

罗马公教
luó mǎ gōng jiào

Roman Catholicism

中国天主教爱国会
zhōng guó tiān zhǔ jiào ài guó huì

Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association

身教胜于言教
shēn jiào shèng yú yán jiào

teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom)

教堂墓地
jiào táng mù dì

churchyard

帮教
bāng jiào

to mentor

联合国教科文组织
lián hé guó jiào kē wén zǔ zhī

UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

教课
jiāo kè

to teach class

教育部长
jiào yù bù zhǎng

Minister of Education

四大佛教名山
sì dà fó jiào míng shān

Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism, namely: Mt Wutai 五臺山|五台山 in Shanxi, Mt Emei 峨眉山 in Sichuan, Mt Jiuhua 九華山|九华山 in Anhui, Mt Potala 普陀山 in Zhejiang

犹太教堂
yóu tài jiào táng

synagogue

中等教育
zhōng děng jiào yù

secondary education

拜物教
bài wù jiào

fetishism

学前教育
xué qián jiào yù

preschool education

军公教
jūn gōng jiào

army, civil service and education

教会
jiāo huì

to show

受教
shòu jiào

to receive instruction

重视教育
zhòng shì jiào yù

to stress education

非宗教
fēi zōng jiào

secular (society)

教练
jiào liàn

instructor

教子
jiào zǐ

to educate one's children

教务长
jiào wù zhǎng

provost

叛教
pàn jiào

apostasy

教书匠
jiāo shū jiàng

hack teacher

电脑辅助教材
diàn nǎo fǔ zhù jiào cái

computer-aided instruction

大主教
dà zhǔ jiào

archbishop

教训
jiào xun

to provide guidance

助教
zhù jiào

teaching assistant

人间佛教
rén jiān fó jiào

Humanistic Buddhism

罗盛教
luó chéng jiào

Luo Chengjiao (1931-1952), PRC hero of the volunteer army in Korea

讨教
tǎo jiào

to consult

客座教授
kè zuò jiào shòu

visiting professor; guest professor

寓教于乐
yù jiào yú lè

to make learning fun

北京教育学院
běi jīng jiào yù xué yuàn

Beijing Institute of Education

科教
kē jiào

science education

三夷教
sān yí jiào

the three foreign religions (Nestorianism, Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism)

业余教育
yè yú jiào yù

spare-time education

教学大纲
jiào xué dà gāng

course syllabus

主管教区
zhǔ guǎn jiào qū

diocese

指教
zhǐ jiào

to give advice or comments

巫毒教
wū dú jiào

Voodoo (religious cult)

教育电视
jiào yù diàn shì

Educational Television (Hong Kong)

教法
jiào fǎ

teaching method

教师节
jiào shī jié

Teachers' Day (September 10th in PRC and Confucius's birthday, September 28th in Taiwan)

宗教
zōng jiào

religion

中国伊斯兰教协会
zhōng guó yī sī lán jiào xié huì

Chinese Patriotic Islamic Association

教练员
jiào liàn yuán

sports coach

教派
jiào pài

sect

教学法
jiào xué fǎ

teaching method

正教
zhèng jiào

lit. true religion

教学软体
jiào xué ruǎn tǐ

courseware

伏都教
fú dū jiào

Voodoo

遗教
yí jiào

work or plans left as a legacy

教诲
jiào huì

(literary) to instruct; to admonish; to counsel

专业教育
zhuān yè jiào yù

specialized education

教育委员会
jiào yù wěi yuán huì

school board

教务室
jiào wù shì

school administration office

基督教派
jī dū jiào pài

Christian denomination

教学机构
jiào xué jī gòu

educational organization

婆罗门教
pó luó mén jiào

Brahmanism

教员
jiào yuán

teacher

威斯敏斯特教堂
wēi sī mǐn sī tè jiào táng

Westminster Abbey, London

信教
xìn jiào

religious belief

教授
jiào shòu

professor

景教
jǐng jiào

Nestorian Christianity

生聚教训
shēng jù jiào xùn

to increase the population, amass wealth, and teach the people to be faithful to the cause (in preparation for war, following a defeat)

教官
jiào guān

military instructor

言教不如身教
yán jiào bù rú shēn jiào

Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.

教本
jiào běn

textbook

普世基督教
pǔ shì jī dū jiào

ecumenical

教友派
jiào yǒu pài

the Society of Friends

社会主义教育运动
shè huì zhǔ yì jiào yù yùn dòng

Socialist Education Movement (1963-66), formal name of the Four Cleanups Movement 四清運動|四清运动[sì qīng yùn dòng]

教宗
jiào zōng

pope

宋教仁
sòng jiào rén

Song Jiaoren (1882-1913), politician of the revolutionary party involved in the 1911 Xinhai revolution, murdered in Shanghai in 1913

言传身教
yán chuán shēn jiào

to teach by words and example (idiom)

总主教
zǒng zhǔ jiào

archbishop

一神教
yī shén jiào

monotheistic religion

教唆
jiào suō

to instigate

教职员工
jiào zhí yuán gōng

teaching and administrative staff

英语教学
yīng yǔ jiāo xué

English Language Teaching (ELT)

红衣主教
hóng yī zhǔ jiào

Catholic cardinal

指导教授
zhǐ dǎo jiào shòu

adviser

教师爷
jiào shī yé

master of martial arts, in former times often employed by a landlord to teach fighting skills and guard the house

家庭教师
jiā tíng jiào shī

tutor

枢机主教
shū jī zhǔ jiào

cardinal (of the Catholic Church)

清教徒
qīng jiào tú

Puritan

副教授
fù jiào shòu

associate professor (university post)

特殊教育
tè shū jiào yù

special education

说教
shuō jiào

to preach

屡教不改
lǚ jiào bù gǎi

lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition

宗教学
zōng jiào xué

religious studies

正教真诠
zhèng jiào zhēn quán

Exegesis of true religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱輿|王岱舆[wáng dài yú], a study of Islam

普通教育
pǔ tōng jiào yù

general education

新教
xīn jiào

Protestantism

教民
jiào mín

adherent to a religion

社教
shè jiào

Socialist education

求教
qiú jiào

to ask for advice

基督新教
jī dū xīn jiào

Protestantism

教义和圣约
jiào yì hé shèng yuē

Doctrine and Covenants

梵教
fàn jiào

Brahmanism

教育家
jiào yù jiā

educationalist

教学相长
jiào xué xiāng zhǎng

when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit

佛教语
fó jiào yǔ

Buddhist term

入教
rù jiào

to join a religion

萨满教
sà mǎn jiào

Shamanism

相夫教子
xiàng fū jiào zǐ

to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom)

教徒
jiào tú

disciple

基督教徒
jī dū jiào tú

a Christian

中等普通教育
zhōng děng pǔ tōng jiào yù

general middle school education

锡克教
xī kè jiào

Sikhism

教义
jiào yì

creed

拜火教
bài huǒ jiào

sun worship

犹太教
yóu tài jiào

Judaism

摩尼教
mó ní jiào

Manichaeism

教会
jiào huì

Christian church

礼教
lǐ jiào

Confucian code of ethics

伊斯兰教
yī sī lán jiào

Islam

教育相谈
jiào yù xiāng tán

education counselor

斋教
zhāi jiào

Zhaijiao sect of Buddhism

邪教
xié jiào

evil cult

释教
shì jiào

Buddhism

反面教员
fǎn miàn jiào yuán

(PRC) teacher by negative example

罗马教廷
luó mǎ jiào tíng

the Church (as Royal Court)

琐罗亚斯德教
suǒ luó yà sī dé jiào

Zoroastrianism

反面教材
fǎn miàn jiào cái

negative example

教室
jiào shì

classroom

教程
jiào chéng

course of study

教务
jiào wù

educational administration

教案
jiào àn

lesson plan

袄教
ǎo jiào

Zoroastrianism

印度教徒
yìn dù jiào tú

Hindu

明教
míng jiào

Manichaeism

宗教徒
zōng jiào tú

adherent of religion

国教
guó jiào
教条
jiào tiáo

doctrine

藏传佛教
zàng chuán fó jiào

Tibetan Buddhism

中国教育和科研计算机网
zhōng guó jiào yù hé kē yán jì suàn jī wǎng

China Education and Research Network (CERNET)

教长
jiào zhǎng

dean

道教
dào jiào

Taoism

劳教所
láo jiào suǒ

correctional institution

教书
jiāo shū

to teach (in a school)

科教片
kē jiào piàn

science education film

基督教
jī dū jiào

Christianity

教廷
jiào tíng

the Papacy; the Vatican; the Holy See

基础教育
jī chǔ jiào yù

elementary education

教育性
jiào yù xìng

instructive

天主教会
tiān zhǔ jiào huì

the Catholic Church

教科书
jiào kē shū

textbook

黄教
huáng jiào

Yellow hat or Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism

职业教育
zhí yè jiào yù

vocational training

幼教
yòu jiào

preschool education

教皇
jiào huáng

Roman Catholic pope

波斯教
bō sī jiào

Zoroastrianism

通才教育
tōng cái jiào yù

liberal education

教堂
jiào táng

church

祆教
xiān jiào

Zoroastrianism

外教
wài jiào

greenhorn

教育学
jiào yù xué

pedagogy

教练机
jiào liàn jī

trainer (aircraft)

宗教改革
zōng jiào gǎi gé

(Protestant) Reformation

电化教育
diàn huà jiào yù

multimedia education

教友
jiào yǒu

church member

教区
jiào qū

parish

见教
jiàn jiào

I have been enlightened by your teaching (humble)

教条主义
jiào tiáo zhǔ yì

dogmatism

领教
lǐng jiào

much obliged

教头
jiào tóu

sporting coach

教育界
jiào yù jiè

academic world

三自爱国教会
sān zì ài guó jiào huì

Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949

教宗座驾
jiào zōng zuò jià

popemobile

奥姆真理教
ào mǔ zhēn lǐ jiào

Aum Shinrikyo (or Supreme Truth), the Japanese death cult responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway

管教
guǎn jiào

to discipline

三教
sān jiào

the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism)

通识教育
tōng shí jiào yù

general education

耶稣基督末世圣徒教会
yē sū jī dū mò shì shèng tú jiào huì

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

宗教仪式
zōng jiào yí shì

religious ceremony

文教
wén jiào

culture and education

政教
zhèng jiào

church and state

阶梯教室
jiē tī jiào shì

lecture theater

天理教
tiān lǐ jiào

Tenrikyo (Japanese religion)

新教徒
xīn jiào tú

Protestant

性教育
xìng jiào yù

sex education

基督教科学派
jī dū jiào kē xué pài

Christian Science

支教
zhī jiào

program bringing education to underdeveloped areas

革出教门
gé chū jiào mén

to excommunicate (from a church)

殉教
xùn jiào

to die for one's religion

教规
jiào guī

canon

有教无类法
yǒu jiào wú lèi fǎ

No Child Left Behind Act, USA 2001

教仪
jiào yí

ordinance

回教
huí jiào

Islam

东正教
dōng zhèng jiào

Eastern Orthodox Church

天主教
tiān zhǔ jiào

Catholicism

科教兴国
kē jiào xīng guó

to invigorate the country through science and education

教育背景
jiào yù bèi jǐng

educational background

教育
jiào yù

to educate

洋教
yáng jiào

foreign religion (esp. Western Christianity in Qing China)

教士
jiào shì

churchman

密教
mì jiào

esoteric Buddhism

画荻教子
huà dí jiào zǐ

to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)

收容教育
shōu róng jiào yù

custody and reeducation (administrative punishment for prostitutes)

异教
yì jiào

heresy

华教
huá jiào

Chinese language education (for people living outside China, esp. the children of overseas Chinese communities)

胎教
tāi jiào

prenatal education

教安
jiào ān

teach in peace (polite phrase to end a letter to a teacher)

政教处
zhèng jiào chǔ

political education office (within a school) (PRC)

传教士
chuán jiào shì

missionary

三自教会
sān zì jiào huì

Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949

佛教徒
fó jiào tú

Buddhist

传教
chuán jiào

to preach

不吝赐教
bù lìn cì jiào

to be so kind as to enlighten me

教师
jiào shī

teacher

圣母教堂
shèng mǔ jiào táng

Church of Our Lady

普世教会
pǔ shì jiào huì

ecumenical

劝教
quàn jiào

to advise and teach

正规教育
zhèng guī jiào yù

regular education

政教合一
zhèng jiào hé yī

union of religious and political rule

执教
zhí jiào

to teach

三教九流
sān jiào jiǔ liú

the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists)

高等教育
gāo děng jiào yù

higher education

赐教
cì jiào

(honorific) to impart one's wisdom

实物教学
shí wù jiào xué

object lesson

浸礼教
jìn lǐ jiào

Baptist (Christian sect)

印度教
yìn dù jiào

Hinduism

喇嘛教
lǎ ma jiào

Lamaism

家教
jiā jiào

family education

主教座堂
zhǔ jiào zuò táng

cathedral

绿教
lǜ jiào

(derog.) Islam

在教
zài jiào

to be a believer (in a religion, esp. Islam)

劳动教养
láo dòng jiào yǎng

reeducation through labor

教具
jiào jù

teaching aids

圣索非亚大教堂
shèng suǒ fēi yà dà jiào táng

Hagia Sophia (the main cathedral of Constantinople, subsequently the major mosque of Istanbul)

教龄
jiào líng

years of teaching experience

荣誉教授
róng yù jiào shòu

emeritus professor

教育工作者
jiào yù gōng zuò zhě

educator

佛教
fó jiào

Buddhism

教权
jiào quán

religious rule

异教徒
yì jiào tú

member of another religion

教坏
jiāo huài

to misguide

身教
shēn jiào

to teach by example

教导
jiào dǎo

to instruct

雅教
yǎ jiào

(hon.) your distinguished thoughts

孔教
kǒng jiào

Teaching of Confucius

请教
qǐng jiào

to ask for guidance

大教堂
dà jiào táng

cathedral

吸取教训
xī qǔ jiào xun

to draw a lesson (from a setback)

竺教
zhú jiào

Buddhism (archaic)

道教徒
dào jiào tú

a Daoist

儒教
rú jiào

Confucianism

教学
jiāo xué

to teach (as a professor)

义务教育
yì wù jiào yù

compulsory education

耶稣基督后期圣徒教会
yē sū jī dū hòu qī shèng tú jiào huì

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

教廷大使
jiào tíng dà shǐ

an ambassador of the church

罢教
bà jiào

teacher's strike

劳教
láo jiào

reeducation through labor

教学楼
jiào xué lóu

teaching block

多神教
duō shén jiào

polytheistic religion

施教
shī jiào

teaching

教父
jiào fù

godfather

教主
jiào zhǔ

founder or leader of a religion or sect

中等专业教育
zhōng děng zhuān yè jiào yù

technical middle school education

管教无方
guǎn jiào wú fāng

unable to discipline a child

白莲教
bái lián jiào

White Lotus society

宗教法庭
zōng jiào fǎ tíng

Inquisition (religion)

素质教育
sù zhì jiào yù

all-round education (contrasted with 應試教育|应试教育[yìng shì jiào yù], exam-oriented education)

宣教
xuān jiào

to preach a religion

教母
jiào mǔ

godmother

教堂山
jiào táng shān

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

基督教民主联盟
jī dū jiào mín zhǔ lián méng

Christian Democratic Union (German political party)

教职员
jiào zhí yuán

teaching and administrative staff

教科文组织
jiào kē wén zǔ zhī

UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

瓦哈比教派
wǎ hā bǐ jiào pài

Wahhabism (a conservative sect of Islam)

教鞭
jiào biān

teacher's pointer

教材
jiào cái

teaching material

教职工
jiào zhí gōng

teaching and administrative staff

有教无类
yǒu jiào wú lèi

education for everyone, irrespective of background

主教
zhǔ jiào

bishop

宗教团
zōng jiào tuán

religious order

教科书式
jiào kē shū shì

(neologism c. 2018) worthy of being used as a textbook example

教育部
jiào yù bù

Ministry of Education

教友大会
jiào yǒu dà huì

church conference

礼教吃人
lǐ jiào chī rén

sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics

耶稣教
yē sū jiào

Protestantism