coach in Chinese

How to write 教练

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教练 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 4. An upper-intermediate band covering a wider range of everyday and work topics.

教练 in a sentence

• 他tā是shì我wǒ的de篮lán球qiú教jiào练liàn。

  He is my basketball coach.

• 教jiào练liàn教jiào得dé很hěn好hǎo。

  The coach teaches well.

• 我wǒ们men的de教jiào练liàn很hěn严yán格gé。

  Our coach is strict.

教练 vs 老师 vs 师傅

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 老师 lǎo shī teacher

  Skills/sports instructor vs classroom teacher — 游泳教练 'swim coach' vs 语文老师. Don't call your professor 教练.

• 师傅 shī fu master worker

  Respectful address for skilled workers — drivers, mechanics; also 'master' of a craft. Not a sports coach.