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屡教不改 — “Repeatedly taught but not changed”

屡教不改 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to refuse to mend one's ways despite repeated admonitions or instructions; incorrigible; to be repeatedly taught but still not change”. Literally, “repeatedly taught but not changed”.

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屡教不改 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 屡lǚ
  • 教jiào
  • 不bù
  • 改gǎi

屡教不改 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
屡
lǚ12repeatedly
教
jiào11teach, instruct, cause, religion
不
bù4not
改
gǎi7change or alter

Example Sentence with 屡教不改

这个学生屡教不改,总是上课迟到,让老师很伤脑筋。
This student is incorrigible; he is always late for class, which gives his teacher a headache.

Idioms Related to 屡教不改

Synonyms of 屡教不改

  • zhí执mí迷bù不wù悟persist in error
  • sǐ死bù不huǐ悔gǎi改stubbornly refuse to repent
  • lěi累jiào教bù不gǎi改refuse to mend one's ways despite repeated warnings

Antonyms of 屡教不改

  • fān幡rán然huǐ悔wù悟suddenly realize and repent
  • làng浪zǐ子huí回tóu头prodigal son returns

More idioms starting with 屡

  • lǚ屡biàn变xīng星shuāng霜Many years have passed
  • lǚ屡zhàn战lǚ屡běi北repeatedly fight and lose
  • lǚ屡zhàn战lǚ屡bài败repeatedly fight and repeatedly lose
  • lǚ屡cì次sān三fān番again and again
  • lǚ屡jiàn见bù不xiān鲜a common occurrence
  • lǚ屡jiàn见dié叠chū出repeatedly appear or occur
  • lǚ屡shì试bù不shuǎng爽always effective
  • lǚ屡shì试lǚ屡yàn验always works well

Questions about 屡教不改

What does 屡教不改 mean?
屡教不改 (lǚ jiào bù gǎi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to refuse to mend one's ways despite repeated admonitions or instructions; incorrigible; to be repeatedly taught but still not change”.
How do you pronounce 屡教不改?
屡教不改 is pronounced lǚ jiào bù gǎi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 屡教不改 literally mean?
Literally, 屡教不改 means “repeatedly taught but not changed”. It is used to mean “to refuse to mend one's ways despite repeated admonitions or instructions; incorrigible; to be repeatedly taught but still not change”.
What is the Chinese definition of 屡教不改?
多次教育,仍不改正。
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