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title: "Jiajiao Meaning: 家教 (jiājiào) Means “upbringing”"
description: "家教 (jiājiào) means “upbringing; family education”. Hear its tones, see what 家 and 教 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiajiao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 家教 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

家教 jiājiào

## upbringing; family education

## It can also mean

- private tutor (short for 家庭教师)

## Its characters

1. 家 jiā home
2. 教 jiào religion

## In a sentence

这孩子很有礼貌，家教真好。 This child is very polite; he's been brought up really well.

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## More words with 家 or 教

- [搬家 bānjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banjia)
- [厂家 chǎngjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changjia)
- [大家 dàjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dajia)
- [管家 guǎnjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanjia)
- [国家 guójiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guojia)
- [好家伙 hǎojiāhuo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haojiahuo)
- [画家 huàjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huajia)
- [家常 jiācháng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiachang)
- [家电 jiādiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiadian)
- [家伙 jiāhuo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiahuo)

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