教育 jiàoyù education
How to remember 教育: 教 teach + 育 nurture = education.
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How it is used
- Education, or to educate - 学校教育 (xuéxiào jiàoyù) school education; 教育孩子 (jiàoyù háizi) to bring up/teach children.
- 教 read jiào here; both a noun (the system/field) and a verb (to instruct or admonish).
- As a verb it can carry a corrective tone (to lecture/discipline someone), not just 'teach a subject' (which is 教 jiāo).
Example sentences
- 她教育孩子们。 Tā jiàoyù háizimen.She teaches children.
- 教育的最终目的是什么？ Jiàoyù de zuìzhōng mùdì shì shénme?What is the ultimate purpose of education?
- 她从事教育职业。 Tā cóngshì jiàoyù zhíyè.She works in the field of education.