教 jiāo
“to teach”
verbHSK 3 · 2021 list level 1
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
教 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 367: 教 jiāo — Level 2; official annotation 2 (动). PDF page 89
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 教
教 means "to teach" — to give someone instruction or show them how to do something. It commonly takes the person taught first, then the subject or skill: 教 + person + thing/verb phrase. For example, 教他中文 and 教我做菜.
例句Example sentences
- 王老师教我们数学。wáng lǎo shī jiào wǒ men shù xué.Teacher Wang teaches us math.
- 妈妈教我做菜。mā ma jiào wǒ zuò cài.My mom teaches me how to cook.
- 你能教我这个词怎么读吗？nǐ néng jiào wǒ zhè ge cí zěn me dú ma?Can you teach me how to read this word?
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我教中文他。
✓我教他中文。
教 takes the person taught before the subject or skill.
深度指南Grammar & comparison guides
义项All meanings
- Jiào: surname Jiao
- jiāo: to teach
- jiào: religion; teaching; to make; to cause; to tell