trả bài
Definition
- Verb:
- To recite a lesson: The primary meaning refers to a student orally presenting or demonstrating a previously learned lesson to a teacher, often from memory or based on study.
- To return graded work / to give feedback on assignments: Refers to the action of a teacher returning corrected homework, tests, or exercises to students, often accompanied by comments or evaluation.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô giáo gọi tôi lên bảng để trả bài. (The teacher called me to the board to recite the lesson.)
- Ngày mai, thầy sẽ trả bài kiểm tra cho cả lớp. (Tomorrow, the teacher will return the test to the whole class.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase can imply a formal or informal assessment situation where knowledge or completed work is presented for evaluation.
- It often carries a connotation of accountability, requiring the student to demonstrate their preparation or the teacher to fulfill their duty of providing feedback.
Variants and Related Words
- Trả lời (v): to answer, to reply. (e.g., – to answer a question.)
- Bài tập (n): exercise, homework. This is the "bài" often returned or recited.
- Kiểm tra (v/n): to test / a test. Often the object of "trả bài."
Synonyms
- Recite: to repeat aloud from memory.
- Present: to show or demonstrate.
- Return (work): to give back corrected assignments.
Related Idioms
- Trả bài như một cái máy: To recite like a machine. This idiom describes reciting memorized information mechanically without real understanding.
- Cậu ấy chỉ học thuộc lòng và trả bài như một cái máy. (He just memorized and recited like a machine.)