teach; work as a teacher
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to teach (in a school); to work as a teacher
Refers to teaching as a profession or regular activity in an educational institution, typically schools. Often used with duration complements or location phrases.
Tā他
zài在
yī一
suǒ所
xiāng乡
cūn村
xiǎo小
xué学
jiāo教
shū书
。
He teaches at a rural elementary school.
Wǒ我
de的
mā妈
ma妈
shì是
jiāo教
shū书
de的
，
tā她
jiāo教
le了
èr二
shí十
nián年
yǔ语
wén文
。
My mother is a teacher; she taught Chinese for twenty years.
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Tā他
dà大
xué学
bì毕
yè业
hòu后
jiù就
qù去
zhōng中
xué学
jiāo教
shū书
le了
。
After graduating from university, he went to teach at a middle school.