dạy dỗ
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Definition
- Verb:
- To teach and nurture: The primary meaning of "dạy dỗ" is to educate, instruct, and morally guide someone, typically a child or young person, with care and affection. It implies a holistic process of upbringing that combines teaching with correction and character formation.
- To admonish with care: It can also mean to correct or reprimand someone's behavior in a thoughtful, guiding manner, not merely punishing but aiming to improve them.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cha mẹ có trách nhiệm dạy dỗ con cái. (Parents have the responsibility to teach and nurture their children.)
- Cô giáo ấy dạy dỗ học sinh rất tận tâm. (That teacher educates her students very devotedly.)
- Ông ấy nghiêm khắc nhưng dạy dỗ chúng tôi bằng tất cả tình thương. (He is strict but admonishes us with all his affection.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in contexts emphasizing moral, ethical, or behavioral education within a close, caring relationship (e.g., parent-child, teacher-student). It is less about formal academic instruction and more about holistic upbringing.
Variants and Related Words
- Dạy (v): to teach, to instruct. This is the core root and is more general, often used for academic teaching.
- Cô giáo dạy Toán. (The teacher teaches Math.)
- Dạy bảo (v): to advise, to counsel. Similar to "dạy dỗ" but may place slightly more emphasis on verbal instruction and advice.
- Anh ấy luôn dạy bảo em trai những điều hay lẽ phải. (He always advises his younger brother on what is right and proper.)
Synonyms
- Educate: to provide intellectual, moral, and social instruction.
- Nurture: to care for and encourage the growth or development of.
- Instruct: to direct or command someone to do something, especially as an authority.
- Raise (as in raising a child): to bring up and care for until maturity.
Related Idioms
- Dạy dỗ nên người: to educate someone to become a good person.
- Nhờ được cha mẹ dạy dỗ nên người, anh ấy rất thành công. (Thanks to being raised well by his parents to become a good person, he is very successful.)
- Teach affectionnately, admonish affectionately (young people)