Meaning of 教育部
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- Ministry of Education
How to use 教育部
教育部 is a proper noun for the national education ministry, used in news, policy and school contexts in mainland China and Taiwan. It often appears before a document or announcement. Example: 教育部发布了新规定。(Jiàoyùbù fābùle xīn guīdìng.) The Ministry of Education issued new regulations.
Break it into 教育 (jiàoyù) "education" plus 部 (bù) "department, ministry". The part of the government (部) that handles education (教育) is the Ministry of Education.
Common mistake: Learners often read 教 here with the first tone, jiāo, as in 教书 (jiāoshū). In 教育 it is fourth tone, jiàoyù. Also do not confuse 育 (yù) with the similar-looking 肯 (kěn).
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教 jiāo · to teach · 11 strokes
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育 yù · to produce · 8 strokes
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部 bù · ministry · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 教育部.
| 教学楼 | jiàoxuélóu | school building; academic building |
| 全部 | quánbù | whole; all |
| 部分 | bùfen | part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4] |
| 一部分 | yī bùfen | portion; part of |
| 大部分 | dàbùfen | the greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4] |
| 教育 | jiàoyù | to educate; to teach |
| 教师 | jiàoshī | teacher |
| 教室 | jiàoshì | classroom |
| 体育 | tǐyù | sports; physical education |
| 体育馆 | tǐyùguǎn | gym; gymnasium |
| 教学 | jiàoxué | to teach |
| 体育场 | tǐyùchǎng | stadium |
Questions about 教育部
What does 教育部 mean?
教育部 (jiàoyùbù) means "Ministry of Education" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 教育部?
教育部 is made of 3 characters: 教 (11 strokes), 育 (8 strokes), 部 (10 strokes). That is 29 strokes in total.
Is 教育部 an HSK word?
Yes. 教育部 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do you say minister of education in Chinese?
Add 部长 (bùzhǎng) for minister: 教育部部长 (Jiàoyùbù bùzhǎng). In everyday speech people often shorten it to 教育部长 (jiàoyù bùzhǎng).
Can 部 be used for other government ministries?
Yes. 部 (bù) is the standard word for a ministry, as in 外交部 (Wàijiāobù) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and 财政部 (Cáizhèngbù) Ministry of Finance. The pattern is field plus 部.