Definition

1. Verb (archaic, formal):
   • To instruct, to teach, to give teachings: To formally impart knowledge, moral principles, or guidance, typically from a person of higher authority or status to those below.
   • To admonish, to exhort: To give earnest advice or counsel, urging someone to follow a particular course of action or behavior.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhà vua thường huấn dụ các quan trong triều về đạo trị nước. (The king often instructed the court mandarins on the way to rule the country.)
  • Ông ấy huấn dụ con cháu phải sống lương thiện. (He exhorted his descendants to live honestly.)
  • Bài huấn dụ của vị lão thành rất sâu sắc. (The elder's admonition was very profound.) [Note: Here, "huấn dụ" functions as a noun derived from the verbal action, meaning "the act or content of instructing".]

Advanced Usage

• "lời huấn dụ": The teachings, the instruction, the exhortation (used as a noun phrase).
  • Chúng tôi ghi nhớ lời huấn dụ của thầy. (We remember our teacher's teachings.)
• The word carries a formal, solemn, and somewhat antiquated tone. It is often found in historical, literary, or highly formal contexts, such as describing the words of a monarch, a patriarch, a sage, or a religious figure.

Variants and Related Words

• Huấn luyện (verb): To train, to coach (focuses on developing skills, often physical or technical).
• Chỉ dụ (noun, archaic): An imperial order or decree (emphasizes command from a ruler).
• Khuyên bảo / Khuyên răn (verb): To advise, to counsel (more common in modern usage, less formal and hierarchical than "huấn dụ").

Synonyms

• Dạy bảo: To teach, to instruct.
• Răn dạy: To admonish, to teach (with a moralistic tone).
• Giáo huấn: To educate, to instruct (formal, often used in moral or philosophical contexts).

Related Phrases

• Nghe lời huấn dụ: To heed/listen to the instruction.
  • Anh ấy luôn nghe lời huấn dụ của cha mẹ. (He always heeds the instructions of his parents.)

Related Idioms

• "Trên bảo dưới nghe, huấn dụ rõ ràng": (A descriptive phrase, not a fixed idiom) Meaning "Those above command, those below obey; the instructions are clear." Illustrates the hierarchical context of the word.

1. (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) Instruct, give teachings