lesson; moral; to teach someone a lesson
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to teach someone a lesson; to reprimand; to discipline
neutralOften used when someone has made a mistake and needs correcting. Implies a sense of reprimand or warning.
Tā他
fàn犯
le了
cuò错
，
bèi被
fù父
qīn亲
hěn狠
hěn狠
jiào教
xun训
le了
yī一
dùn顿
。
He made a mistake and was severely reprimanded by his father.
Lǎo老
shī师
jiào教
xun训
xué学
sheng生
yào要
chéng诚
shí实
shǒu守
xìn信
。
The teacher admonished the students to be honest and trustworthy.
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Zhè这
cì次
jīng经
lì历
hǎo好
hǎo好
jiào教
xun训
le了
tā他
。
This experience taught him a good lesson.
noun
lesson; moral; experience gained from a mistake or failure
neutralRefers to the wisdom or understanding gained from a negative experience.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
cóng从
zhè这
cì次
shī失
bài败
zhōng中
xī吸
qǔ取
jiào教
xun训
。
We must learn a lesson from this failure.
Lì历
shǐ史
de的
jiào教
xun训
zhí值
dé得
wǒ我
men们
míng铭
jì记
。
The lessons of history are worth remembering.
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Tā他
jiē接
shòu受
jiào教
xun训
，
gōng工
zuò作
tài态
dù度
biàn变
dé得
rèn认
zhēn真
le了
。
He took the lesson to heart and his work attitude became serious.
Zhè这
cì次
cuò挫
zhé折
gěi给
wǒ我
yī一
gè个
shēn深
kè刻
de的
jiào教
xun训
。
This setback gave me a profound lesson.