jiào yù
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我正在学习汉语。
wǒ zhèngzài xuéxí hànyǔ.
I am studying Chinese.
我的孩子在学校学习。
wǒ de háizi zài xuéxiào xuéxí.
My child is studying at school.
教育很重要。
jiàoyù hěn zhòngyào.
Education is very important.
无知 (wú zhī)
ignorance
愚昧 (yú mèi)
ignorance
The Chinese word 教育 (jiàoyù) for "education" is composed of two characters: 教 (jiào) and 育 (yù). The character 教 originally meant "to teach" or "to instruct," and it is composed of two parts: 攵 (pū), which represents the hand, and 爻 (yáo), which represents a person. This suggests that the original meaning of 教 was "to use the hand to guide a person." The character 育 originally meant "to raise" or "to nurture," and it is composed of two parts: 宀 (mián), which represents a roof, and 子 (zǐ), which represents a child. This suggests that the original meaning of 育 was "to provide a roof and food for a child." When these two characters are combined to form 教育, the meaning becomes "to teach and nurture," which is the essence of education.
