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教育
jiàoyù
Main
English Definitionto educate; to teach; education
Simplified Script教育
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinjiàoyù
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gaau3juk6
Part of Speech(名) noun, (动) verb
Topical Word Lists
Part of school/subjects
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2 TOCFL=4
Word Decomposition
jiàoreligion; teaching; to make; to cause; to tell; (Chinese surname)
to have children; to raise or bring up; to educate

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Words With Same Head Word    
教室jiàoshìclassroom
教授jiàoshòuprofessor; to instruct; to lecture on
教师jiàoshīteacher
教练jiàoliàninstructor; sports coach; trainer
教材jiàocáiteaching material
Words With Same Tail Word    
体育tǐyùsports; physical education
发育fāyùto develop; to mature; growth; development; (sexually) mature
培育péiyùto train; to breed
生育shēngyùto bear; to give birth; to grow; to rear; to bring up (children); fertility
养育yǎngyùto rear; to bring up; to nurture
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