身教

shēnjiào
to teach by example

CEDICT

to teach others by one's own example

Wiktionary

以自己的行为举止为榜样。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 身 shēn
  1. body
  2. life
  3. oneself
  4. personally
  5. one's morality and conduct
  6. the main part of a structure or body
  7. pregnant
  8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset
  9. Kangxi radical 158
2 教 jiào
  1. (bound form) to teach; to instruct
  2. a religion
  3. to cause (sb to do sth); to tell (sb to do sth)

Containing this entry

言传身教 yánchuánshēnjiào to teach by words and example (idiom)
言教不如身教 yánjiàobùrúshēnjiào Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.
身教胜于言教 shēnjiàoshèngyúyánjiào
  1. teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom)
  2. action speaks louder than words