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义务教育

yì wù jiào yùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
compulsory education
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-7d458c4911d86930. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

義務教育 义务教育 [yi4 wu4 jiao4 yu4] /compulsory education/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 義務教育

  • 义
    yì

    justice / righteousness / meaning / foster (father etc) / adopted / artificial (tooth, limb etc) / relationship / friendship

    Yì

    surname Yi / (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yì dà lì])

  • 务
    wù

    affair / business / matter / to be engaged in / to attend to / by all means

  • 教
    jiāo

    to teach; to instruct

    jiào

    (bound form) to teach; to instruct / a religion / to cause (sb to do sth); to tell (sb to do sth)

    Jiào

    surname Jiao

  • 育
    yù

    to have children / to raise or bring up / to educate

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.