preach; lecture tediously
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to preach (religious doctrines); to propagate religious teachings
Refers specifically to religious preaching, missionary work, or delivering sermons to spread faith.
Chuán传
jiào教
shì士
qián前
wǎng往
piān偏
yuǎn远
shān山
qū区
xiàng向
cūn村
mín民
shuō说
jiào教
。
The missionary went to remote mountain areas to preach to the villagers.
Fó佛
jiào教
de的
sēng僧
lǚ侣
cháng常
cháng常
tōng通
guò过
shuō说
jiào教
lái来
chuán传
bō播
fó佛
fǎ法
。
Buddhist monks often spread the Dharma through preaching.
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Tā他
zài在
jiào教
táng堂
lǐ里
xiàng向
zhòng众
rén人
shuō说
jiào教
，
shēng声
yīn音
hóng洪
liàng亮
。
He preached to the crowd in the church with a resonant voice.
verb
to lecture tediously; to preach mechanically; to moralize (in a pedantic way)
derogatoryFigurative usage with a negative connotation, describing someone who delivers empty, rigid moral lectures or theories without considering the listener's feelings or practical realities.
Nǐ你
bié别
zǒng总
shì是
duì对
wǒ我
shuō说
jiào教
，
wǒ我
zhī知
dào道
gāi该
zěn怎
me么
zuò做
。
Stop lecturing me all the time; I know what to do.
Tā他
zhè这
gè个
rén人
xǐ喜
huān欢
shuō说
jiào教
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
bù不
tài太
xǐ喜
huān欢
tā他
。
This guy likes to moralize, so nobody really likes him.
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Zhè这
piān篇
bào报
gào告
bù不
shì是
zài在
fēn分
xī析
wèn问
tí题
，
ér而
shì是
zài在
kōng空
dòng洞
dì地
shuō说
jiào教
。
This report isn't analyzing problems; it's just empty moralizing.
Fù父
qīn亲
jiào教
xùn训
ér儿
zi子
shí时
，
róng容
yì易
biàn变
chéng成
shēng生
yìng硬
de的
shuō说
jiào教
。
When fathers lecture their sons, it easily turns into rigid preaching.