Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Primary, introductory, elementary: Describes the most basic, initial stage of learning a subject or skill, especially for children beginning formal education or an adult starting a new field.
   • ABC, rudimentary: Pertaining to fundamental principles or the first lessons.

2. Adverb:

   • At the beginner level: Used to describe the action of learning or teaching the foundational elements of something.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Đây là lớp tiếng Anh vỡ lòng cho trẻ em. (This is an introductory English class for children.)
  • Cô ấy mới học vỡ lòng kinh tế học. (She has just learned the ABCs of economics.)

• Adverb:

  • Cháu bé mới bắt đầu học vỡ lòng. (The child has just started learning at the beginner level.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in educational contexts to label beginner courses, textbooks, or knowledge. It implies a stage where one is "breaking the shell" of ignorance to enter a world of learning.

Variants and Related Words

• Lớp vỡ lòng (n): beginner class, introductory course.

  • Con tôi đang học lớp vỡ lòng. (My child is in a beginner class.)

• Sách vỡ lòng (n): primer, ABC book, introductory textbook.

  • Cuốn sách vỡ lòng này rất dễ hiểu. (This primer is very easy to understand.)

Synonyms

• Elementary: dealing with the simplest elements.
• Rudimentary: involving basic principles.
• Introductory: serving as an introduction.
• Primary: of the first level of importance or development.

Related Idioms

• Học vỡ lòng: to learn the basics.
  • Trước khi trở thành chuyên gia, ai cũng phải học vỡ lòng. (Before becoming an expert, everyone must learn the basics.)

adj

1. primary, ABC