Definition

1. Noun:

   • Lance; spear: A long weapon with a pointed metal head, used historically for thrusting or throwing in combat.
   • Teacher (abbreviated form): A shortened, informal term for "giáo viên" (teacher).
   • Scaffolding: A temporary structure made of poles and planks, used by workers to stand on while building or repairing a structure.
   • Christianity; Catholic (abbreviated form): A shortened term for "Thiên Chúa giáo" (Catholicism) or "Cơ đốc giáo" (Christianity).

2. Verb:

   • To teach; to educate: To impart knowledge or instruct someone.
   • To declare beforehand: To announce or state something publicly before doing it.
   • To thicken (a mixture): To mix a substance (like flour) into a liquid to create a thick paste or starch.
   • To size (thread): To treat cotton thread by kneading it with a paste of cooked rice or starch to strengthen it.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Người lính cầm giáo. (The soldier holds a spear.)
  • Cô giáo của tôi rất tử tế. (My teacher is very kind.)
  • Công nhân đang làm việc trên giáo. (The workers are working on the scaffolding.)
  • Ông ấy theo đạo giáo. (He follows Christianity.)

• Verb:

  • Người thầy giáo học trò. (The teacher educates the students.)
  • Anh ta giáo rằng mình sẽ từ chức. (He declared beforehand that he would resign.)
  • Cô ấy giáo bột để làm hồ dán. (She thickens the flour to make paste.)
  • Người thợ giáo sợi bông trước khi dệt. (The artisan sizes the cotton thread before weaving.)

Advanced Usage

• "giáo dục": education; to educate. This is the standard, full term for the concept of teaching and schooling.

  • Giáo dục là quốc sách hàng đầu. (Education is the top national policy.)

• "khai giáo": to initiate; to introduce someone to a doctrine or skill.

  • Vị sư khai giáo cho các tín đồ mới. (The monk initiates the new followers.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giáo viên (n): teacher (the full, formal term).

  • Giáo viên chủ nhiệm (homeroom teacher).

• Giáo sư (n): professor.

  • Giáo sư đang giảng bài. (The professor is lecturing.)

• Giáo án (n): lesson plan.

  • Cô soạn giáo án cẩn thận. (She prepares the lesson plan carefully.)

• Giáo hội (n): church (as an institution).

  • Giáo hội Công giáo (The Catholic Church).

• Thiên Chúa giáo (n): Catholicism.

• Cơ đốc giáo (n): Christianity.

Synonyms

• Noun: spear, lance; teacher, instructor; scaffolding.
• Verb: to teach, to instruct; to announce, to proclaim; to thicken, to starch.

Related Idioms

• Gươm ngắn giáo dài: Literally "short swords, long spears," meaning to be fully armed and prepared for conflict or a difficult situation.

  • Họ bước vào cuộc đàm phán với tâm thế gươm ngắn giáo dài. (They entered the negotiation fully armed and prepared for a fight.)

• Giáo đầu: preamble, introductory remarks.

  • Sau một vài lời giáo đầu, ông ấy đi vào chủ đề chính. (After a few introductory remarks, he got to the main topic.)

noun

1. lance; spear

verb

1. to teach; to educate