Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Oral; viva voce: Describing a method of examination, assessment, or communication that involves spoken questions and answers, typically conducted face-to-face.
   • In a question-and-answer format: Pertaining to any dialogue, text, or presentation structured as a series of questions and their corresponding responses.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Kỳ thi cuối khóa có cả phần thi viết và phần thi vấn đáp. (The final exam has both a written part and an oral part.)
  • Giáo sư thích sử dụng phương pháp vấn đáp để kiểm tra sự hiểu bài của sinh viên. (The professor prefers to use the oral question-and-answer method to check students' understanding.)
  • Cuốn sách được viết dưới dạng vấn đáp, rất dễ theo dõi. (The book is written in a question-and-answer format, which is very easy to follow.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is most commonly used in formal academic or testing contexts but can be applied to any structured dialogue.
• It implies a formal or assessed exchange, distinct from a casual conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Thi vấn đáp (n): An oral examination; a viva voce exam.
  • Cô ấy rất lo lắng về bài thi vấn đáp ngày mai. (She is very anxious about tomorrow's oral exam.)

Synonyms

• Oral: Spoken, not written.
• Viva voce: By word of mouth; an oral examination.
• Question-and-answer: Involving or consisting of questions and replies.

Related Idioms

• While "vấn đáp" itself is not typically used in idioms, the concept is central to the common phrase "hỏi đáp" (Q&A), which is used in more informal or general contexts.
  • Phần hỏi đáp sau bài giảng rất sôi nổi. (The Q&A session after the lecture was very lively.)

adj

1. oral