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title: "Jiaoxun Meaning: 教训 (jiàoxùn) Means “lesson”"
description: "教训 (traditional 教訓, jiàoxùn) means “lesson; moral”. Hear its tones, see what 教 and 训 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaoxun"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 教训 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

教训 jiàoxùn

## lesson; moral

## It can also mean

- to teach a lesson; to lecture

## Its characters

1. 教 jiào to teach
2. 训 xùn to teach

## In a sentence

这次失败给了我一个教训。 This failure taught me a lesson.

[More about 教训](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%95%99%E8%AE%AD)

## More words with 教 or 训

- [家教 jiājiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiajiao)
- [教材 jiàocái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaocai)
- [教练 jiàoliàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaolian)
- [教师 jiàoshī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaoshi)
- [教授 jiàoshòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaoshou)
- [教学 jiàoxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaoxue)
- [教育 jiàoyù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaoyu)
- [培训 péixùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/peixun)
- [请教 qǐngjiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qingjiao)
- [训练 xùnliàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xunlian)

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