Definition

1. Verb:
   • To examine, to test (students/pupils): The verb "hỏi thi" specifically refers to the act of questioning or testing students in an examination or test setting. It describes the action performed by a teacher or examiner.

Usage

• "Hỏi thi" is a transitive verb. It is used with a direct object, which is the person being examined (e.g., học sinh, sinh viên).
• It is typically used in formal or educational contexts related to assessments, exams, or oral tests.
• Structure: Subject (examiner) + hỏi thi + Object (student/pupil) + (subject/instrument).

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Giáo viên sẽ hỏi thi các sinh viên vào cuối kỳ. (The teacher will examine the students at the end of the semester.)
  • Ông ấy đang hỏi thi học sinh về lịch sử Việt Nam. (He is testing the pupils on Vietnamese history.)
  • Phần hỏi thi trong kỳ thi rất quan trọng. (The oral examination part of the test is very important.)

Advanced Usage

• "thi hỏi" (less common variant): This is a variant where the word order is reversed, but it carries the same meaning of conducting an oral examination.
  • Hôm nay, thầy giáo sẽ thi hỏi chúng tôi. (Today, the teacher will give us an oral exam.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hỏi bài (v): To ask about a lesson (often for checking homework or class preparation, less formal than an exam).
  • Cô giáo thường hỏi bài cũ vào đầu giờ học. (The teacher often asks about the previous lesson at the start of class.)
• Thi vấn đáp / Thi vấn đáp (n): Oral examination, viva voce (a more formal term for an oral test).
  • Tôi rất lo lắng cho kỳ thi vấn đáp. (I am very anxious about the oral examination.)
• Kiểm tra (v/n): To check, to test; a test (a broader term for any kind of test or check).
  • Chúng tôi có một bài kiểm tra vào ngày mai. (We have a test tomorrow.)

Synonyms

• Khảo thí: To examine, to test (academic, formal).
• Thẩm vấn: To interrogate, to question (often used in legal or investigative contexts, stronger and not for academic exams).

Related Phrases

• Hỏi thi lấy điểm: To examine for grading/to take marks from an exam.
  • Giáo viên hỏi thi lấy điểm giữa kỳ. (The teacher is conducting the mid-term oral exam for grades.)
• Bị hỏi thi: To be examined/to undergo an oral test.
  • Sinh viên bị hỏi thi về chuyên ngành của mình. (The student was orally examined on their major.)

1. Examine (pupils...)
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     To examine pupils (student)in English