训 (xùn): to teach, to train, to admonish, (bound form) instruction (from superiors), teachings, rule
训 (xùn) is a Chinese character meaning “to teach.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 讠 (semantic) and 川 (phonetic). It ranks #1021 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 训 speech. Its radical form 讠 (speech) appears in many related characters such as 认 (rèn, to recognize, to admit), 记 (jì, to remember, to record), 识 (shí, to know, knowledge).
Definitions
- to teach
- to train
- to admonish
- (bound form) instruction (from superiors)
- teachings
- rule
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 训
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 训练verb | xùn liàn | to train | 5 |
| 教训verb/noun | jiào xun | to provide guidance | 6 |
| 培训verb | péi xùn | to cultivate | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 受训verb | shòu xùn | to receive training |
| 训话noun | xùn huà | to admonish subordinates |
| 训练场noun | xùn liàn chǎng | training ground |
| 培训班noun | péi xùn bān | training class |
| 训斥verb | xùn chì | to reprimand |
| 集训verb | jí xùn | to train together |
| 训诫verb | xùn jiè | to reprimand |
| 军训noun | jūn xùn | to do military training |
| 校训noun | xiào xùn | school motto |
| 古训noun | gǔ xùn | old adage |
| 训令noun | xùn lìng | order |
| 遗训noun | yí xùn | moral instruction handed down by sages of the past or departed elders |
| 祖训 | zǔ xùn | ancestral precepts |
| 不足为训phrase | bù zú wéi xùn | not to be taken as an example |
| 精神训话 | jīng shén xùn huà | pep talk |
训 appears in 61 compound words: 36 as the first character, 44 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 训 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Showing 1 of 3 idioms containing 训.
Example Sentences
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qǐng xùn xì yuè dòu gě tóng tiáo kuǎn , zài qiān zì què rèn .
Please carefully review the contract terms before signing to confirm.
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詹姆斯怕极了在课堂上犯错并被训斥。
Zhānmǔsī pà jíle zài kètáng shàng fàncuò bìng bèi xùnchì.
James had a great fear of making mistakes in class and being reprimanded.
狮子突然向训练员扑了过去。
Shīzi tūrán xiàng xùnliàn yuán pū le guòqù.
Suddenly the lion came at his trainer.
训练狗是不容易的。
Xùnliàn gǒu shì bù róngyì de.
It is not easy to train dogs.
他因我喝酒而训斥我。
Tā yīn wǒ hējiǔ ér xùnchì wǒ.
He gave me a lecture on drinking.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 讠 (speech) component
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