教条

教條

jiàotiáo

noun HSK 7-9 #23,125

Meanings

1 dogma
2 doctrine
3 rigid rules

Characters

to teach; religion

strip; article; clause

Examples

HSK 3

他的思想太教条了。

Tā de sīxiǎng tài jiàotiáo le.

His thinking is too dogmatic.

HSK 4

我们不能死守教条。

Wǒmen bùnéng sǐshǒu jiàotiáo.

We can't rigidly cling to dogma.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

教 jiāo

条 tiáo