调教
tiáo jiào
Pinyin

Definition

调教
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tiáo jiào
  1. to instruct
  2. to teach
  3. to train
  4. to raise (livestock)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Jiào
  1. 1 surname Jiao
jiào shì
  1. 1 classroom
  2. 2 CL:間|间[jiān]
jiào shòu
  1. 1 professor
  2. 2 to instruct
  3. 3 to lecture on
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
jiào yù
  1. 1 to educate
  2. 2 to teach
  3. 3 education
Fó jiào
  1. 1 Buddhism
Jī dū jiào
  1. 1 Christianity
  2. 2 Christian
wài jiào
  1. 1 foreign teacher (abbr. for 外國教師|外国教师)
  2. 2 greenhorn
  3. 3 novice
  4. 4 amateurish
  5. 5 religion other than Buddhism (term used by Buddhists)
zōng jiào
  1. 1 religion
jiā jiào
  1. 1 family education
  2. 2 upbringing
  3. 3 to bring sb up
  4. 4 private tutor
zhǐ jiào
  1. 1 to give advice or comments
zhī jiào
  1. 1 program bringing education to underdeveloped areas
  2. 2 to work in such a program
jiào zhǔ
  1. 1 founder or leader of a religion or sect
  2. 2 (fig.) revered figure
jiào wù
  1. 1 educational administration
jiào huà
  1. 1 to enlighten
  2. 2 to civilize
  3. 3 to indoctrinate
  4. 4 to train (an animal)
jiào táng
  1. 1 church
  2. 2 chapel
  3. 3 CL:間|间[jiān]
jiào xué
  1. 1 to teach
  2. 2 teaching and learning
  3. 3 education
  4. 4 CL:門|门[mén],個|个[gè]
jiào xué lóu
  1. 1 teaching block
  2. 2 school building
jiào guān
  1. 1 military instructor
jiào dǎo
  1. 1 to instruct
  2. 2 to teach
  3. 3 guidance
  4. 4 teaching
jiào shī
  1. 1 teacher
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]

Idioms (7)

因材施教
yīn cái shī jiào
  1. 1 (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability
杀彘教子
shā zhì jiào zǐ
  1. 1 to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom); parents must teach by example
画荻教子
huà dí jiào zǐ
  1. 1 to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)
  2. 2 mother's admirable dedication to her children's education
相夫教子
xiàng fū jiào zǐ
  1. 1 to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom)
  2. 2 the traditional roles of a good wife
言传身教
yán chuán shēn jiào
  1. 1 to teach by words and example (idiom)
言教不如身教
yán jiào bù rú shēn jiào
  1. 1 Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.
身教胜于言教
shēn jiào shèng yú yán jiào
  1. 1 teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom)
  2. 2 action speaks louder than words

Sample Sentences

娘娘,这是奴才特意帮您万里挑一选出来的孩子,叫小顺子。人挺机灵,就是不懂规矩,还需要奴才花时间调教一下。
niángniang ,zhè shì núcái tèyì bāng nín wànlǐtiāoyī xuǎn chūlai de háizi ,jiào Xiǎoshùnzi 。rén tǐng jīling ,jiùshì bù dǒng guīju ,hái xūyào núcai huā shíjiān tiáojiào yīxià 。
Lady, this is an extremely rare little child that your slave chose especially for you! He's called Xiao Shunzi. He's very clever and bright. It's just that he doesn't understand the rules. Your slave must spend a little time training him.