Chinese
jiàoxùn
Meaning: lesson; moral
Part of Speech: Noun

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Example sentences

這次的失敗是一個很好的教訓。
这次的失败是一个很好的教训。
This failure is a good lesson.
失敗為成功之母,我們應該從中吸取教訓。
Failure is the mother of success; we should learn from it.
他從中學到了許多教訓。
He learned many lessons from it.
我們應該從失敗中吸取教訓。
We should draw lessons from failure.
我們應該從失敗中汲取教訓,然後重新出發。
We should draw lessons from failure and then start again.

Usage Notes

Can refer to a piece of instruction or an experience from which one can learn.

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