Definition

1. Noun:
   • Teacher, educator (archaic/formal): "Giáo chức" refers to a person whose profession is teaching, particularly in a formal educational institution. This term carries a formal and somewhat dated connotation, often implying a sense of vocation or duty.
   • Teaching staff, faculty (collective): It can also refer to the body of teachers or educators as a group within an educational system.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy là một giáo chức lâu năm. (He is a long-time teacher.)
  • Nghề giáo chức đòi hỏi sự kiên nhẫn và tâm huyết. (The teaching profession requires patience and dedication.)
  • Các giáo chức trong trường đều có bằng cấp cao. (All the teachers in the school have high qualifications.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "giáo chức" is considered formal and somewhat old-fashioned in modern Vietnamese. In contemporary usage, words like "giáo viên" (teacher) or "nhà giáo" (educator) are more common. "Giáo chức" often appears in official, historical, or literary contexts and can carry a respectful tone, emphasizing the societal role and moral responsibility of the teacher.

Variants and Related Words

• Giáo viên (n): Teacher. This is the standard, neutral, and most common modern term for a teacher.
• Nhà giáo (n): Educator. A respectful term, often used on occasions like Vietnamese Teachers' Day (Ngày Nhà giáo Việt Nam).
• Thầy giáo (n): Male teacher.
• Cô giáo (n): Female teacher.
• Giáo sư (n): Professor.

Synonyms

• Thầy cô: Teachers (a common, respectful collective term for teachers).
• Người dạy học: Person who teaches.

Related Phrases

• Tinh thần giáo chức: The spirit of the teaching profession.
  • Ông ấy làm việc với tinh thần giáo chức cao cả. (He works with the noble spirit of an educator.)
• Đội ngũ giáo chức: The teaching staff/body of educators.
  • Đội ngũ giáo chức thành phố ngày càng được nâng cao chất lượng. (The quality of the city's teaching staff is increasingly improved.)

1. (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) Teacher