Definition

1. Verb:
   • To study; to research: To systematically investigate and examine a subject, especially through the detailed analysis of existing documents, texts, or historical materials. It implies a scholarly, in-depth inquiry.
   • To carry out scientific research: To conduct a formal, methodical study aimed at discovering and interpreting facts or reaching new conclusions.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhà sử học đang khảo cứu các tài liệu cổ. (The historian is researching ancient documents.)
  • Công trình này khảo cứu về văn hóa dân gian. (This work is a study of folk culture.)
  • Bà ấy dành nhiều năm để khảo cứu đề tài này. (She spent many years studying this topic.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "khảo cứu" often carries a formal, academic connotation and is frequently used in the titles of scholarly works, such as (A research work/study).

Variants and Related Words

• Khảo cổ học (n): Archaeology. The scientific study of human history through excavation and analysis of artifacts.
  • Anh ấy làm việc trong ngành khảo cổ học. (He works in the field of archaeology.)
• Nghiên cứu (v): To research, to investigate. A more general synonym for conducting study or inquiry.
  • Họ nghiên cứu để phát triển loại thuốc mới. (They are researching to develop a new medicine.)

Synonyms

• Research: To investigate systematically.
• Study: To apply the mind to learning and understanding a subject.
• Investigate: To carry out a formal inquiry.

Related Idioms

• While "khảo cứu" itself is not typically part of common idioms, the concept is central to academic phrases like (meticulous research) or (spirit of inquiry).

verb

1. to study; to carry out scientific research