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教訓

jiào xùn

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
NounVerb

教訓 (jiào xùn) is a Chinese word meaning “to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid
  2. a talking-to; a bitter lesson

Stroke order

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Example

這次的失敗給了我一個教訓。

This failure taught me a lesson.

Related words at this level

教導教會教練教徒教育部皆接待階級

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).