教条

教條

jiàotiáo

noun HSK 7-9 #23,125

Meanings

我们不能死守教条。

Wǒmen bùnéng sǐshǒu jiàotiáo.

We can't rigidly cling to dogma.

他的思想太教条了。

Tā de sīxiǎng tài jiàotiáo le.

His thinking is too dogmatic.

usage

教条 carries a negative connotation, implying blind adherence to rules without considering reality. 教条主义 means 'dogmatism.'

教 jiāo

条 tiáo