Definition

1. Verb:
   • To reform, to re-educate: "Chỉnh huấn" refers to the act of correcting, reforming, or re-educating someone, especially in terms of ideology, political thought, or work style. It implies a process of study and correction to align with specific principles or policies.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các cán bộ mới sẽ tham gia một khóa chỉnh huấn. (The new cadres will participate in a re-education course.)
  • Mục đích của đợt chỉnh huấn này là nâng cao nhận thức chính trị. (The purpose of this re-education session is to raise political awareness.)

Advanced Usage

• "chỉnh huấn chính trị": to re-educate politically, to give political re-education.
  • Sau sự kiện, họ đã phải trải qua một đợt chỉnh huấn chính trị. (After the event, they had to undergo a period of political re-education.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chỉnh đốn (verb): to rectify, to reorganize. Often used in contexts like "chỉnh đốn tổ chức" (to reorganize the structure).
• Giáo dục lại (verb phrase): to re-educate. A more general term that can be used in broader, non-political contexts.
• Cải tạo (verb): to reform, to rehabilitate. Often used for more intensive reform, such as in "cải tạo tư tưởng" (ideological reform) or the reform of individuals through labor ("trại cải tạo").

Synonyms

• Cải cách (verb): to reform. Broader, often used for systemic or institutional reform.
• Uốn nắn (verb): to correct, to straighten out. Used for correcting behavior or mistakes, often in a pedagogical context.

Related Phrases

• Lớp chỉnh huấn (noun phrase): a re-education class/session.
  • Anh ấy được cử đi học lớp chỉnh huấn. (He was sent to attend the re-education class.)
• Đợt chỉnh huấn (noun phrase): a period/campaign of re-education.
  • Đợt chỉnh huấn kéo dài ba tháng. (The re-education campaign lasted three months.)

Notes on Usage

• The term "chỉnh huấn" is strongly associated with political and ideological contexts, particularly within the history and administrative practices of Vietnam. It is less commonly used in everyday, casual conversation and more typical in formal, political, or historical discussions.

verb

1. To reform, to re-educate
   • chỉnh huấn chính trị
     to re-educate politically, to give political re-education to