quốc lập
Definition
- Adjective:
- State-established; national: Refers to an institution, organization, or entity that is founded, established, and operated by the state or national government. It emphasizes public ownership and funding.
- Public (in the context of institutions): Often used to describe schools or similar entities that are part of the national public system, as opposed to private or community-run establishments.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Trường đại học này là trường quốc lập. (This university is a state-established university.)
- Hệ thống giáo dục quốc lập rất quan trọng. (The national public education system is very important.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used as an attributive adjective, almost always placed before a noun (e.g., , ) to specify its state-run nature.
- It is a formal term, commonly found in administrative, educational, and official contexts rather than in everyday casual conversation.
Variants and Related Words
Công lập (adj): public, state-run. This is a more common and general synonym for "quốc lập," often used interchangeably, especially for schools.
- Trường công lập (public school).
Tư thục (adj): private. This is the direct antonym in the context of institutions.
- Trường tư thục (private school).
Synonyms
- State-run: Managed and funded by the government.
- National: Pertaining to the nation as a whole, especially established by it.
- Public: Referring to institutions owned and operated by the government for public use.
Related Terms and Concepts
- Quốc gia (n): nation, country. The root "quốc" in "quốc lập" comes from this word.
- Thành lập (v): to establish, to found. The root "lập" in "quốc lập" comes from this verb.