Definition

1. Verb:
   • To nourish / To build up: To provide the body with good food, rest, or supplements to improve physical health and strength.
   • To foster / To cultivate / To develop: To help improve and enhance someone's abilities, skills, knowledge, or moral qualities through training and education.
   • To subsidize (for nourishment): To provide a monetary allowance specifically for improving one's diet and health.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bệnh nhân cần được bồi dưỡng bằng các loại thực phẩm giàu dinh dưỡng. (The patient needs to be nourished with nutrient-rich foods.)
  • Công ty thường xuyên tổ chức các khóa học để bồi dưỡng nghiệp vụ cho nhân viên. (The company regularly organizes courses to foster the professional skills of its employees.)
  • Anh ấy nhận được khoản tiền bồi dưỡng sau đợt làm việc căng thẳng. (He received a subsidy for nourishment after a period of stressful work.)

Advanced Usage

• "bồi dưỡng cán bộ": to train and develop cadres/officials.
  • Chiến lược bồi dưỡng cán bộ kế cận là rất quan trọng. (The strategy for training and developing successor cadres is very important.)
• "tự bồi dưỡng": to self-improve, to cultivate oneself.
  • Mỗi giáo viên cần có tinh thần tự bồi dưỡng chuyên môn. (Every teacher needs a spirit of self-improvement in their expertise.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bồi bổ (v): A close synonym, often used specifically for nourishing or strengthening the body through food and supplements.
  • Thuốc này giúp bồi bổ cơ thể. (This medicine helps to fortify the body.)
• Đào tạo (v): To train. This focuses more on formal instruction and imparting specific skills, whereas "bồi dưỡng" often implies enhancing existing skills or knowledge.
• Phát triển (v): To develop. A broader term that can encompass "bồi dưỡng."

Synonyms

• To nourish / To fortify (for health).
• To foster / To cultivate / To nurture (for skills or qualities).
• To enhance / To improve.

Related Idioms

• Bồi dưỡng sức khỏe: To recuperate, to build up one's health.
  • Ông ấy về quê một tháng để bồi dưỡng sức khỏe. (He went back to his hometown for a month to recuperate.)
• Bồi dưỡng tinh thần: To nourish the mind/spirit (e.g., through art, culture, positive experiences).
  • Đọc sách là cách bồi dưỡng tinh thần hiệu quả. (Reading is an effective way to nourish the mind.)

verb

1. To feed up, to foster, to improve, to cultivate
   • ăn uống đầy đủ, nghỉ ngơi thoải mái để bồi dưỡng sức khỏe
     to have adequate food and a good rest in order to improve one's health
   • tiền bồi dưỡng
     feeding-up allowances
   • bồi dưỡng nghiệp vụ
     to foster one's professional ability
2. To recycle