Definition

1. Noun:

   • Faculty or Department: A division within a university or college dedicated to teaching and research in a specific academic discipline (e.g., Faculty of Science, Department of Literature).
   • Clinic or Ward: A specialized department within a general hospital responsible for treating specific types of illnesses or patient groups (e.g., Pediatrics ward, Surgery clinic).
   • Imperial Examination Session: In historical contexts, refers to a session or period of imperial examinations in feudal times.

2. Verb:

   • To brandish or to wave: To move one's hand or an object held in the hand back and forth or in circles, often in a demonstrative or exaggerated manner.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Anh ấy là giảng viên khoa Lịch sử. (He is a lecturer in the History faculty.)
  • Bệnh nhân được chuyển xuống khoa Ngoại. (The patient was transferred to the Surgery ward.)
  • Triều đình mở một khoa thi để tuyển người tài. (The court opened an examination session to recruit talented people.)

• Verb:

  • Cậu bé khoa tay múa chân khi kể chuyện. (The boy brandished his arms and legs while telling the story.)
  • Ông ấy khoa tờ báo lên để thu hút sự chú ý. (He waved the newspaper around to attract attention.)

Advanced Usage

• "khoa trương": to boast, to show off ostentatiously.
  • Anh ta thích khoa trương thành tích của mình. (He likes to boast about his achievements.)

Variants and Related Words

• Y khoa (n): Medicine (as a field of study).

  • Cô ấy đang học y khoa. (She is studying medicine.)

• Đa khoa (adj): General (referring to a hospital or clinic that treats various conditions).

  • Bệnh viện đa khoa tỉnh. (The provincial general hospital.)

Synonyms

• Noun (Faculty): department, school, division.
• Noun (Ward): clinic, unit, section.
• Verb: flourish, swing, gesture.

Related Idioms

• Khoa tay múa chân: To gesticulate wildly; to speak or argue with exaggerated hand and body movements.

  • Hắn giải thích mọi thứ bằng cách khoa tay múa chân. (He explained everything by gesticulating wildly.)

• Có tài có khoa: To have both talent and proper method; to be skilled and systematic.

  • Người thợ ấy có tài có khoa. (That craftsman is skilled and methodical.)

noun

1. subject of study y khoa medicine