管教 guǎnjiào to discipline
to discipline; to teach; to guarantee
How to remember 管教: 管 tube + 教 teach = to discipline.
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How it is used
- To discipline and educate (esp. children or offenders) - 严加管教 (yán jiā guǎnjiào) to discipline strictly; 疏于管教 to fail to discipline.
- Combines control (管) and instruction (教); implies parental/institutional authority.
- Register neutral-to-formal; a parent's/school's duty, or reform of offenders.