教条

教條

jiàotiáo

noun HSK 7 #23,125

Meanings

Wǒmen bù néng sǐshǒu jiàotiáo.

We can't rigidly cling to dogma.

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