Definition

1. Verb:
   • To review; to revise: To study or go over material again, especially in preparation for a test or examination. This is the core meaning, focusing on the act of re-studying learned information.
   • To recall; to reminisce: To think back about or bring past events or knowledge to mind again.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tôi cần ôn bài trước kỳ thi. (I need to review my lessons before the exam.)
  • Cô ấy thường ôn lại những kỷ niệm đẹp. (She often recalls beautiful memories.)
  • Học sinh đang ôn tập cho bài kiểm tra ngày mai. (The students are revising for tomorrow's test.)

Advanced Usage

• "ôn cố tri tân": An idiom meaning "to review the old to understand the new" or "to study the past to comprehend the present." It emphasizes learning from history.
  • Triết lý "ôn cố tri tân" rất quan trọng trong nghiên cứu. (The philosophy of "reviewing the old to know the new" is very important in research.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ôn tập (verb phrase): To review, to revise (a more formal or complete term for studying again).
  • Chúng tôi đang ôn tập chương cuối. (We are reviewing the final chapter.)
• Ôn lại (verb phrase): To go over again, to revisit.
  • Anh ấy ôn lại toàn bộ sự kiện. (He revisited the entire event.)
• Ôn thi (verb phrase): To study for an exam.
  • Mùa ôn thi luôn rất căng thẳng. (The exam revision season is always very stressful.)

Synonyms

• Xem lại: To look over again.
• Học lại: To study again.
• Nhớ lại: To remember again, to recollect.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Ôn đi ôn lại: To review repeatedly, to go over something again and again.
  • Cô ấy ôn đi ôn lại công thức cho đến khi thuộc lòng. (She reviewed the formula repeatedly until she memorized it.)

Related Idioms

• Văn ôn võ luyện: An idiom meaning "to diligently practice both literary and martial arts," highlighting constant review and practice.
  • Tinh thần văn ôn võ luyện giúp anh ấy thành công. (The spirit of constant review in arts and practice in martial skills helped him succeed.)

verb

1. to review; to revise
   • ôn thi
     toreview one's lessons for an examination