教材

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 老师为学生编写了新教材。▶ —
   The teacher wrote new teaching materials for the students.
2. 这本教材内容很实用。▶ —
   This textbook’s content is very practical.

Collocations

Mnemonic

教 jiào "to teach" + 材 cái "material": a Sino-Korean word "teaching material, textbook". The material (材) used to teach (教). 编写教材 = to write a textbook. Where 课程 is the program of what is learned in what order, 教材 is the book or material used for it. Similar to 教科书 / 课本.

Related

Quick check

1. How do 教材 and 课程 differ?

   • 教材 = the book/material used; 课程 = what is learned in what order
   • identical
   • 教材 = salary; 课程 = tax
   • both scholars