家教 jiājiào family education
family education; upbringing; to bring somebody up; private tutor
How to remember 家教: 家 home + 教 teach = family education.
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How it is used
- Two senses: (1) home upbringing/manners - 有家教 (yǒu jiājiào) well brought-up; 没家教 badly raised.
- (2) A private tutor / tutoring - 请家教 (qǐng jiājiào) to hire a tutor; 做家教 to work as a tutor.
- Context disambiguates: about behavior it's upbringing; about study it's tutoring.