Word data

HSK Not in HSK

FREQUENCY Unknown

杀彘教子 shā zhì jiào zǐ

teach children by example

Word data

HSK	Not in HSK
Frequency	Unknown

Definitions

1. to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom); parents must teach by example

Characters

Character	Meaning
杀 shā HSK 5	to kill; to attack; to weaken or reduce
彘 zhì	swine
教 jiào HSK 2	teaching; to tell; to make
子 zǐ HSK 1	(noun suffix); son; child