教练
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
教练 (jiàoliàn) · coach
教练 (jiàoliàn) means “coach; instructor; to coach”. It is written with 2 characters: 教 (to teach) + 练 (to practice). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 教练 is built
The characters
教 jiāo · to teach
What 教 is made of
- 孝xiào — filial piety
- 耂lǎo — old
- 土tǔ — earth
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 耂lǎo — old
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 孝 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
练 liàn · to practice
What 练 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 柬jiǎn — card
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 柬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他是我们的游泳教练。Tā shì wǒmen de yóuyǒng jiàoliàn.He is our swimming coach.
教练今天来吗？Jiàoliàn jīntiān lái ma?Is the coach coming today?
Questions about 教练
What does 教练 mean?
教练 (jiàoliàn) means “coach; instructor; to coach”.
How do you pronounce 教练?
教练 is pronounced jiàoliàn.
Which HSK level is 教练?
教练 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 教学楼jiàoxuélóuclassroom building
- 教师jiàoshīteacher
- 教室jiàoshìclassroom
- 教学jiàoxuéteaching
- 教育jiàoyùeducation
- 教材jiàocáitextbook
- 请教qǐngjiàoto ask for advice
- 教授jiàoshòuprofessor
- 教训jiàoxunlesson
- 教养jiàoyǎngupbringing
Learn 教练 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 64: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.