Definition
说教 means 'to preach' or 'to lecture' in a moralizing way, often with a negative connotation of being preachy or patronizing. It's a separable verb (离合词): the verb 说 can split from the noun 教 when inserting measure words or duration, e.g. 说了一通教 ('preached for a while'). You can also use it as a noun meaning 'sermonizing' or 'moralizing'.
v.o.
(verb, often disapproving) to lecture someoneto preach at someone in a moralizing way(noun, disapproving) sermonizingmoralizing
Examples
- 说教。Wǒ bù xǐhuan tā nà zhǒng shuō jiào de fāngshì.I don't like his way of preaching.
- 说教，。Tā yí zuò xià jiù kāishǐ shuō jiào, dàjiā dōu fán le.As soon as he sat down he started moralizing, and everyone got annoyed.
- ，、。Tā duì wǒ yòu shuō le yì tōng jiào, shénme nǔlì a、jiānchí a de.She preached at me again, going on about hard work and perseverance.
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