# 教训 (jiàoxun)

In Mandarin Chinese, 教训 (jiàoxun) means “to provide guidance; a talking-to”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to provide guidance; a talking-to
- Pinyin: jiàoxun (jiao4 xun5)
- Traditional: 教訓
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5
- Measure word: 番、顿

## Examples

- 爸爸狠狠地教训了我一顿。
  Bàba hěnhěn de jiàoxun le wǒ yí dùn.
  My dad gave me a harsh talking-to.

## Characters

- [教](https://hanziro.com/word/jiao-teach/) (jiāo): to teach
- [训](https://hanziro.com/word/xun-scold/) (xùn): to scold; to train

https://hanziro.com/word/jiao-xun-provide-guidance/

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