Polite and a touch formal — used when sincerely asking someone with more expertise. The pattern is 向 X 求教 (xiàng X qiújiào, 'seek instruction from X'). Often paired with 不耻下问 (bùchǐ xiàwèn, 'not ashamed to ask those below you') as a praise phrase.
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求 (qiú, 'to seek') + 教 (jiào, 'to teach') — literally 'seek teaching'. The 教 here is jiào (teaching) not jiāo (to teach), the same reading as in 教师 (jiàoshī, 'teacher').
