teach; hold a teaching position
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to teach; to hold a teaching position; to work as a teacher
formalFormal usage typically referring to teaching positions at schools, universities, or educational institutions. Can be used as a separable verb (e.g., 任过教).
Tā他
zài在
dà大
xué学
rèn任
jiào教
。
He teaches at a university.
Wǒ我
zài在
zhè这
suǒ所
xué学
xiào校
lǐ里
rèn任
guò过
jiào教
。
I have taught at this school before.
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Tā她
zài在
zhè这
suǒ所
zhōng中
xué学
rèn任
jiào教
yǐ已
yǒu有
shí十
nián年
。
She has been teaching at this middle school for ten years already.
Huò获
dé得
bó博
shì士
xué学
wèi位
hòu后
，
tā他
xuǎn选
zé择
zài在
mǔ母
xiào校
rèn任
jiào教
。
After obtaining his PhD, he chose to teach at his alma mater.