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    Expressing "to educate" with 教育 (jiàoyù)

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    Explanation

    教育 (jiàoyù) means "to educate" or "education," functioning as both a verb and a noun. As a verb, it means to teach or instruct someone, and as a noun, it refers to the system or process of education. It appears in compounds like 教育改革 (education reform).

    Examples

    • 父母应该从小教育孩子尊重别人。

      Fùmǔ yīnggāi cóngxiǎo jiàoyù háizi zūnzhòng biérén.

      Parents should teach children to respect others from a young age.

    • 这个国家非常重视教育，每年投入大量资金。

      Zhège guójiā fēicháng zhòngshì jiàoyù, měinián tóurù dàliàng zījīn.

      This country places great importance on education and invests a large amount of funding every year.

    • 老师用自己的经历教育学生要珍惜时间。

      Lǎoshī yòng zìjǐ de jīnglì jiàoyù xuéshēng yào zhēnxī shíjiān.

      The teacher used his own experiences to teach the students to cherish their time.

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