执教

執教

zhíjiào

verb #19,539

Meanings

1 to teach
2 to coach
3 to be a teacher or coach

Characters

to hold; to carry out

to teach; to instruct

Examples

他在这所学校执教三十年了。

Tā zài zhè suǒ xuéxiào zhíjiào sānshí nián le.

He has been teaching at this school for thirty years.

这位教练曾在国家队执教。

Zhè wèi jiàoliàn céng zài guójiāduì zhíjiào.

This coach once coached the national team.

Tips

usage

执教 is more formal than 教书 and is commonly used for coaching sports teams or holding a teaching position at a school.

Stroke Order

执 zhí

教 jiāo