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教训

教訓
jiàoxun
noun HSK 6 #2,159

Meanings

  1. 1 lesson (learned from experience)
  2. 2 moral
  3. 3 to lecture someone; to teach a lesson

Characters

教
jiào
to teach
训
xùn
to train; to lecture
Teach + lecture = a lesson learned, often from a painful experience.

Examples

HSK 4
这次失败给了他一个教训。
Zhècì shībài gěi le tā yígè jiàoxun.
This failure taught him a lesson.
HSK 4
妈妈教训了他一顿。
Māma jiàoxun le tā yī dùn.
Mom gave him a good talking-to.
HSK 6
我们要吸取教训。
Wǒmen yào xīqǔ jiàoxun.
We should learn from this lesson.

Tips

usage
As a noun: 吸取教训 = draw a lesson from experience. As a verb: 教训某人 = to lecture/scold someone.

Stroke Order

教 jiāo
训 xùn