培训 meaning in English

培训 is used for organized, often professional training, such as job training, staff courses, or teacher training. It works as a verb and as a noun. Example: 公司下个月要培训新员工。(Gōngsī xià ge yuè yào péixùn xīn yuángōng.) The company will train new employees next month.

培 (péi) has the earth radical 土, like piling soil around a young plant so it grows strong. 训 (xùn) has the speech radical 讠, giving instructions. Together, 培训 means building someone up through teaching: training.

Common mistake: Learners often use 培训 where 训练 (xùnliàn) fits better. 培训 is for courses and workplace skills, while 训练 is for drills and physical practice, like sports or military training. Also watch the tone on 训, which is fourth tone (xùn), not first tone.