Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

jiǎo 狡 ADJ sly, cunning
jiǎohuá 狡猾 [comp: 狡 sly, cunning + 猾 sleek] ADJ cunning, crafty
jiǎo 搅 TRAD 攪 V 1 mix 2 confuse, disturb
jiǎobàn 搅拌 V mix and stir
jiǎo 缴 TRAD 繳 V pay
jiǎonà 缴纳 V pay, hand in 缴纳罚款 jiǎonà fákuǎn pay a fine
jiǎo 侥 TRAD 僥 as in 侥幸 jiǎoxìng
jiǎoxìng 侥幸 V avoid disaster by chance
jiào 叫¹ V call, address, shout, cry out ■ 大家都叫 他小王。Dàjiā dōu jiào tā Xiǎo Wáng. Everybody
calls him Xiao Wang. ■ 我见了你的父母，应该叫 什么？Wǒ jiànle nǐ de fùmǔ, yīnggāi jiào
shénme? How should I address your parents when I meet them?
jiào 叫² PREP same as 被 bèi. Used more in colloquialisms.
jiàozuò 叫做 V be called, be known as, be referred to as ■ 这种病叫做百日咳。Zhè zhǒng bìng
jiàozuò bǎirìké. This illness is called the “hundred-day cough (or whooping cough).”
jiào 教 N teaching
jiàocái 教材 [modif: 教 teaching + 材 material] N teaching material, textbook, coursebook (份 fèn, 本
běn) ■ “你们上中文课用什么教材？”“用我们 老师自己编的教材。”“Nǐmen shàng
Zhōngwén kè yòng shénme jiàocái?” “Yòng wǒmen lǎoshī zìjǐ biān de jiàocái.” “What textbook
do you use for Chinese?” “The one written by our teacher.”
jiàoliàn 教练 [comp: 教 teach + 练 train] N (sports) coach
jiàoshī 教师 [modif: 教 teaching + 师 teacher, master] N teacher (位 wèi, 名 míng) ■ 在中国 人的传统
中，严格的教师才是好教师。Zài Zhōngguórén de chuántǒng zhōng, yángé de jiàoshī cái shì
hǎo jiàoshī. In the Chinese tradition, only a strict teacher was a good teacher.
jiàoshì 教室 [modif: 教 teaching + 室 room] N classroom (间 jiān) ■ “你们的教室在哪 里？”“在
二楼，二二三房间。”“Nǐmen de jiàoshì zài nǎli?” “Zài èrlóu, èr-èr-sān fángjiān.” “Where is
your classroom?” “It’s on the second floor, Room 223.” 教室大楼 jiàoshì dàlóu classroom building
jiàoshòu 教授 [comp: 教 teach + 授 teach] N university professor ■ 李教授既要教学，又要研 究。Lǐ
jiàoshòu jìyào jiàoxué, yòu yào yánjiū. Professor Li is engaged in both teaching and research.
jiàoxué 教学 N teaching ■ 老师们每月开会，讨 论教学中出现的问题。Lǎoshīmen měi yuè kāihuì,
tǎolùn jiàoxué zhong chūxiàn de wèntí. The teachers have a monthly meeting to discuss problems
emerging in teaching.
jiàoxùn 教训 [comp: 教 teach + 训 lecture] I V lecture, talk down to ■ 你可以不同意别人的意 见，可
别老是教训别人。Nǐ kěyǐ bù tóngyì biérén de yìjiàn, kě bié lǎoshì jiàoxùn biérén. You may hold
different opinions from others, but you shouldn’t always talk down to people. II N lesson (learnt from
mistakes or experience) ■ 犯错误不要紧，重要的 是接受教训。Fàn cuòwù bú yàojǐn, zhòngyào
de shì jiēshòu jiàoxùn. Making mistakes doesn’t matter; what’s important is to learn your lesson.
jiàoyǎng 教养 N upbringing, education 有教养 yǒu jiàoyǎng well brought up, well-bred
jiàoyù 教育 [modif: 教 teach + 育 nurture] V & N educate, teach; education ■ 父母应该教育自己的 孩
子。Fùmǔ yīnggāi jiàoyù zìjǐ de háizi. Parents should educate their children. ■ 教育关系到国 家
的将来。Jiàoyù guānxi dào guójiā de jiānglái. Education has an important bearing on the future
of a country.
jiàoyuán 教员 [modif: 教 teaching + 员 staff] N teacher (in a particular school) ■ 这个学校有 二十四
名教员。Zhège xuéxiào yǒu èrshísì míng jiàoyuán. This school has twenty-four teachers.
jiào 较 TRAD 較 I PREP same as bǐ 比 I PREP. Used only in writing. II ADV comparatively, relatively. Used only
in writing.
jiàoliàng 较量 V test the strength of, compete
jiē 阶 TRAD 階 N steps, grade
jiēcéng 阶层 N social stratum
jiēduàn 阶段 [comp: 阶 steps, stair + 段 section) N period, stage ■ 这项工程正处在开始阶段。Zhè