phụ đạo
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Definition
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.
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.)
- Give extra-class help