教學相長
Chinese
| teach; teaching; religion | learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology |
each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually |
long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop | ||
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| trad. (教學相長) | 教 | 學 | 相 | 長 | |
| simp. (教学相长) | 教 | 学 | 相 | 长 | |
Etymology
From the Book of Rites, Book 18 (《禮記·學記》):
- 故學然後知不足，教然後知困。知不足，然後能自反也；知困，然後能自強也，故曰：教學相長也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Gù xué ránhòu zhī bùzú, jiào ránhòu zhī kùn. Zhī bùzú, ránhòu néng zìfǎn yě; zhī kùn, ránhòu néng zìqiáng yě, gù yuē: jiào xué xiàng cháng yě. [Pinyin]
- Therefore when he learns, one knows his own deficiencies; when he teaches, he knows the difficulties of learning. After he knows his deficiencies, one is able to turn round and examine himself; after he knows the difficulties, he is able to stimulate himself to effort. Hence it is said, "Teaching and learning help each other."
故学然后知不足，教然后知困。知不足，然后能自反也；知困，然后能自强也，故曰：教学相长也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
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