Definition

1. Verb:
   • To tutor / to coach: To provide individual or small-group instruction, guidance, and supervision to help someone learn or improve a skill.
   • To mentor / to guide closely: To follow someone's progress closely in order to advise, support, and help them develop, often in a professional or academic context.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Giáo viên kèm cặp học sinh yếu. (The teacher tutors weak students.)
  • Anh ấy được sếp trực tiếp kèm cặp. (He is directly mentored by his boss.)
  • Tự học không có người kèm cặp rất khó. (Self-studying without a tutor is very difficult.)

Advanced Usage

• The term implies a sustained, attentive, and often personalized relationship focused on development. It is stronger and more involved than simply "dạy" (to teach).

Variants and Related Words

• Kèm (v): A shorter, more general form meaning to tutor, to accompany in learning, or to include as an extra.
  • Cô giáo kèm thêm cho tôi môn toán. (The teacher gives me extra tutoring in math.)

Synonyms

• To tutor: To give private instruction.
• To mentor: To advise and train someone, especially a less experienced colleague.
• To coach: To train or instruct.

Related Phrases

• Sự kèm cặp (n): The act of tutoring or mentoring; tutelage.
  • Sự kèm cặp của chuyên gia rất có giá trị. (The expert's mentoring is very valuable.)

1. như kèm
   • Tự học không có người kèm cặp
     To learn by oneself without anyone to tutor one