tuyển sinh
Definition
- Noun (historical): A successful candidate who passed a provincial-level examination in imperial Vietnam.
- Verb: The process or action of selecting and admitting new students into an educational institution (e.g., school, university) based on criteria or examinations.
Usage Examples
- Noun (historical):
- Ông cụ thân sinh ra nhà nho ấy nguyên là một tuyển sinh. (That scholar's father was originally a tuyển sinh.)
- Verb:
- Trường đại học sẽ tuyển sinh vào tháng 8. (The university will conduct student admissions in August.)
- Kỳ thi tuyển sinh rất căng thẳng. (The student selection exam is very stressful.)
Advanced Usage
- "công tác tuyển sinh": admissions work; the overall activities related to recruiting and enrolling students.
- Công tác tuyển sinh năm nay đã hoàn tất. (This year's admissions work has been completed.)
- "chỉ tiêu tuyển sinh": enrollment quota; the targeted number of students to be admitted.
- Trường đã đạt chỉ tiêu tuyển sinh. (The school has met its enrollment quota.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tuyển chọn (v): to select, to choose (broader than just educational context).
- Thi tuyển (v/n): to select via examination; competitive examination.
- Xét tuyển (v): to consider for admission (often based on academic records, not just an exam).
Synonyms
- Admissions (n): the process of admitting students.
- Recruit students (v): to enlist new students.
- Enroll (v): to officially register as a student (often the result of ).
Related Idioms
- While not a direct idiom, the phrase "mùa tuyển sinh" (admissions season) is a common fixed expression referring to the period when schools actively recruit and select new students.
- Mùa tuyển sinh là thời gian bận rộn của các trường. (The admissions season is a busy time for schools.)