Definition

1. Verb:
   • To renovate: To make changes to something, especially a system, practice, or field, in order to improve it or modernize it. This often implies a significant, intentional update.
   • To reform: To make changes in something, such as an institution or practice, in order to correct faults or improve its function.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chính phủ quyết tâm cách tân nền giáo dục. (The government is determined to renovate the education system.)
  • Công ty cần cách tân phương thức quản lý. (The company needs to reform its management methods.)
  • Ông ấy là người cách tân nghệ thuật. (He is an art reformer.)

Advanced Usage

• Used in formal or academic contexts to discuss significant, systematic improvements in fields like culture, technology, administration, or art.
• Often implies a break from old traditions or methods to introduce new, more effective ones.

Variants and Related Words

• Cải cách (v): To reform. Often used for large-scale, institutional reforms (e.g., economic reform, political reform).
  • cải cách hành chính (administrative reform)
• Đổi mới (v): To innovate, to renew. Can be slightly broader, emphasizing newness and innovation.
  • tinh thần đổi mới (spirit of innovation)

Synonyms

• Renovate: To restore to a good state of repair; to revitalize.
• Reform: To make changes to improve a system or institution.
• Modernize: To adapt something to modern needs or habits.
• Revamp: To give new and improved form, structure, or appearance.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Tinh thần cách tân: A spirit of renovation/reform.
  • Chúng ta cần có tinh thần cách tân. (We need a spirit of reform.)

verb

1. To renovate
   • cách tân nền văn hoá
     to renovate culture