Definition

1. Verb:
   • To explain the meaning: To make the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text clear and understandable by providing a detailed interpretation or clarification.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Giáo viên giảng nghĩa từ "từ bi" rất cặn kẽ. (The teacher explained the meaning of the word "compassion" very thoroughly.)
  • Anh ấy giảng nghĩa đoạn thơ này cho tôi nghe. (He explained the meaning of this poem to me.)
  • Từ điển này không chỉ liệt kê từ mà còn giảng nghĩa chúng. (This dictionary not only lists words but also explains their meanings.)

Advanced Usage

• "giảng nghĩa tường tận": to explain in great detail, to explicate fully.
  • Giáo sư giảng nghĩa tường tận khái niệm triết học phức tạp. (The professor explained the complex philosophical concept in great detail.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giải nghĩa (v): to define, to explain the meaning. Often used interchangeably with "giảng nghĩa," though "giải nghĩa" can sometimes imply a slightly more concise definition.

  • Phần chú thích giải nghĩa các thuật ngữ. (The footnote defines the technical terms.)

• Giảng giải (v): to explain, to expound. This has a broader sense of explaining ideas or reasoning, not solely the meaning of linguistic units.

  • Bà ấy giảng giải lý do cho quyết định của mình. (She explained the reason for her decision.)

Synonyms

• Explain: To make an idea or situation clear by describing it in more detail.
• Explicate: To analyze and explain the meaning of something, especially a literary text, in detail.
• Interpret: To explain the meaning of information, words, or actions.
• Clarify: To make a statement or situation less confused and more comprehensible.

Related Idioms

• "Mổ xẻ giảng nghĩa": to dissect and explain; to analyze something meticulously and explain its meaning in fine detail.
  • Nhà phê bình mổ xẻ giảng nghĩa từng biểu tượng trong tiểu thuyết. (The critic dissected and explained every symbol in the novel.)

1. Explain, make clear the meaning of (a word, sentence, literary excerpts)