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    Referring to 'education' with 教育 (jiàoyù)

    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    教育 + Noun; Verb + 教育

    Explanation

    教育 (jiàoyù) means "education" as a noun or "to educate" as a verb. As a noun, it refers to the system or process of teaching and learning. As a verb, it means to instruct or educate someone. It is extremely common in both everyday and formal Chinese.

    Examples

    • 中国的教育制度跟美国的很不一样。

      zhōngguó de jiàoyù zhìdù gēn měiguó de hěn bù yīyàng.

      China's education system is very different from that of the United States.

    • 父母都希望孩子能接受好的教育。

      fùmǔ dōu xīwàng háizi néng jiēshòu hǎo de jiàoyù.

      All parents hope their children can receive a good education.

    • 老师教育学生要诚实守信。

      lǎoshī jiàoyù xuéshēng yào chéngshí shǒuxìn.

      The teacher taught the students to be honest and trustworthy.

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