khoa
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
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.
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
- subject of study y khoa medicine