Definition

1. Adjective:
   • People-founded; privately established (by the people): Refers to an institution, typically a school, university, or service organization, that is established and funded by non-state entities such as community groups, private citizens, or organizations, rather than by the government.
   • Private; non-public: Describes the status of such an institution, operating outside the state-run public system.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Trường đại học dân lập thường có học phí cao hơn trường công lập. (A people-founded university often has higher tuition fees than a public one.)
  • Khu vực này có một bệnh viện dân lập rất tốt. (This area has a very good people-founded hospital.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is most commonly used in the context of education but can apply to other institutions like hospitals or cultural centers. It emphasizes the grassroots or community origin of the establishment.

Variants and Related Words

• Trường dân lập (n): A people-founded/private school.

  • Nhiều phụ huynh lựa chọn trường dân lập cho con em mình. (Many parents choose people-founded schools for their children.)

• Tư thục (adj): Private. This is a more general synonym for "dân lập," though "dân lập" specifically connotes founding by the populace or community.

Synonyms

• Private: Not administered by the state.
• Non-public: Operating outside the public sector.
• Community-founded: Established by a community group (closest conceptual synonym).

Related Concepts

• Công lập (adj): Public; state-founded. This is the direct antonym of "dân lập."
  • Anh ấy tốt nghiệp từ một trường công lập. (He graduated from a public school.)

1. People founded
   • Trừơng dân lập
     A people founded scholl