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    Expressing "teach" with 教 (jiāo)

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    Structure

    教 + Person + Subject Matter

    Explanation

    The verb 教 (jiāo) means "to teach" or "to instruct," describing the act of imparting knowledge or skills to someone. It is one of the most common verbs in Chinese for education-related contexts. It can take a direct object (the subject taught) or a person as an indirect object.

    Examples

    • 她在大学里教英语，已经教了十年了。

      Tā zài dàxué lǐ jiāo Yīngyǔ, yǐjīng jiāo le shí nián le.

      She teaches English at a university and has been teaching for ten years.

    • 你能教我怎么做这道菜吗？

      Nǐ néng jiāo wǒ zěnme zuò zhè dào cài ma?

      Can you teach me how to make this dish?

    • 王老师教我们数学，讲得特别清楚。

      Wáng lǎoshī jiāo wǒmen shùxué, jiǎng de tèbié qīngchǔ.

      Teacher Wang teaches us math and explains things very clearly.

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