shuō​jiào

preaching

  • created sense approved 说教/說教 · shuō​jiào · to preach — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    说教 / 說教

    shuō​jiào

    to preach

    to preach or explain religious doctrines; specifically to spread religious teachings

    说, 教

    说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say 教 (literal) → 教 · jiào · to instruct

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  • created sense approved 说教/說教 · shuō​jiào · to lecture — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    说教 / 說教

    shuō​jiào

    to lecture

    to lecture someone in a dry, pedantic, or moralizing way; to preach or sermonize in a boring manner

    说, 教

    说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say 教 (literal) → 教 · jiào · to instruct

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 说教/說教 · shuō​jiào · preaching — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    说教 / 說教

    shuō​jiào

    preaching

    dry and pedantic moralizing; a lecture or sermon that is tedious or empty

    说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say 教 (literal) → 教 · jiào · to instruct

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense