Definition

1. Verb:

   • To tutor / to give extra lessons: The primary meaning of "phụ đạo" is the act of a teacher providing additional, remedial, or supplementary instruction to a student outside of regular class hours to help them better understand the subject matter.

2. Noun (archaic):

   • Tutor to the king: An old term for a teacher who instructed the emperor when he was young.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Giáo viên chủ nhiệm phụ đạo môn Toán cho học sinh yếu. (The homeroom teacher tutors weak students in Mathematics.)
  • Nhà trường tổ chức các buổi phụ đạo miễn phí vào cuối tuần. (The school organizes free extra tutoring sessions on weekends.)

• Noun (archaic):

  • Ông ấy từng giữ chức phụ đạo cho vị vua nhỏ. (He once held the position of tutor to the young king.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in an academic context, relating to formal or semi-formal supplementary education organized by the school or initiated by the teacher/parents. It implies a structured effort to address academic deficiencies.

Variants and Related Words

• Dạy kèm / Gia sư (v/n): to tutor / private tutor. This is a more general and contemporary term for one-on-one tutoring, which can happen at any time, not necessarily organized by the school.
  • Cô ấy thuê một gia sư để dạy kèm tiếng Anh cho con. (She hired a private tutor to tutor her child in English.)

Synonyms

• To tutor: to teach or guide individually.
• To give extra lessons / extra-class help: to provide instruction beyond the standard schedule.
• To coach (academically): to train or teach intensively.

Related Phrases

• Lớp phụ đạo: extra tutoring class.

  • Sinh viên năm nhất có thể đăng ký học lớp phụ đạo. (First-year students can register for the extra tutoring class.)

• Buổi phụ đạo: a tutoring session.

  • Buổi phụ đạo hôm nay bị hoãn. (Today's tutoring session is postponed.)

1. Give extra-class help