政教处

政教處

zhèngjiàochù

noun

Meanings

1 political and moral education office (within a Chinese school)

Characters

politics / government

to teach / education

office / department

Examples

上课迟到的学生被叫到政教处。

Shàngkè chídào de xuéshēng bèi jiàodào zhèngjiàochù.

Students who arrived late to class were called to the political-education office.

政教处负责管理学生的纪律和品德教育。

Zhèngjiàochù fùzé guǎnlǐ xuéshēng de jìlǜ hé pǐndé jiàoyù.

The political-education office is in charge of student discipline and moral education.

Tips

culture

A 政教处 is a standard administrative unit in PRC primary and secondary schools, handling discipline, ideological/moral education, and student affairs. For Chinese students it carries the same dread association as a 'principal's office' in American school stories.

Stroke Order

政 zhèng

教 jiāo

处 chù