Writing
教练 (jiào liàn) — how to say "coach" in Chinese
教练
Coach, trainer
noun
Character composition
教
to teach
练
to train
Radicals / Keys
糸
Silk
#120 · mì · 6 strokes
攴
Rap, tap
#66 · pū · 4 strokes
Collocations
当教练
dāng jiàoliàn
be a coach
Examples
我们的篮球教练非常有经验，教给我们很多有用的技巧。
Our basketball coach is very experienced and taught us many useful skills.
足球教练
Football coach.
Frequently asked questions
Coach in Chinese meaning
"coach" in Chinese is 教练 (jiào liàn).
教练 meaning in English
教练 (jiào liàn) means "Coach, trainer".
教练 pronunciation
It is pronounced jiào liàn (written as jiao lian, jiaolian). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Coach in Chinese characters
It is written 教练: 教 has 11 strokes, 练 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 教练?
教练 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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