khai tâm
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Definition
- Verb:
- To begin teaching the alphabet; to initiate literacy: The core meaning refers to the act of starting to teach someone, typically a child, the fundamentals of reading and writing, especially the alphabet.
- (Figurative) To initiate; to introduce to the fundamentals of a subject or principle: Used metaphorically to describe introducing someone to the basic knowledge or principles of any field, discipline, or ideology.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Ông ấy đang khai tâm cho các cháu nhỏ trong làng. (He is initiating literacy for the young children in the village.)
- Cuốn sách này có mục đích khai tâm về triết học cho độc giả trẻ. (This book aims to initiate young readers into philosophy.)
- Người thầy đã khai tâm cho tôi về nghệ thuật thư pháp. (The teacher initiated me into the art of calligraphy.)
Advanced Usage
- "sự khai tâm" (noun): The act or process of initiation; the state of being initiated into basic knowledge.
- Sự khai tâm là bước đầu tiên quan trọng trên con đường học vấn. (Literacy initiation is the first important step on the path of learning.)
- Used in formal, educational, or literary contexts, often carrying a respectful or profound connotation regarding the beginning of intellectual or spiritual enlightenment.
Variants and Related Words
- Khai giảng (v): To open a new school year; to inaugurate (a course). Focuses on the formal start of an institution or course, not the personal act of teaching basics.
- Khai sáng (v): To enlighten. Implies a higher level of intellectual or spiritual illumination, often on a broader scale.
- Vỡ lòng (v): To teach the rudiments/ABCs. A more colloquial synonym for the literal meaning of teaching basic literacy.
Synonyms
- Dạy chữ: To teach letters/literacy.
- Mở đầu: To begin, to commence (more general).
- Nhập môn: To introduce to a subject (often used for skills or disciplines).
Related Phrases (Collocations)
- Khai tâm mở trí: A set phrase meaning "to initiate literacy and open the mind," emphasizing the enlightening aspect of early education.
- Công lao khai tâm mở trí của người thầy đầu tiên thật to lớn. (The merit of initiating literacy and opening the mind by the first teacher is truly great.)
- Begin teaching the alphabet
- (nghĩa bóng) Initiate