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辅导 (fǔ dǎo) — to tutor; to coach; to give guidance

Definition

辅导 (fǔdǎo) is a verb meaning to tutor or coach, focused on helping someone learn or prepare (schoolwork, exams, new-job training). 指导 is broader ‘to guide/direct’; 教练 is a person (a coach), not the action.

verb
to tutorto coachto give guidance

Examples

  • 辅导。
    Tā měi tiān wǎn shàng dōu gěi ér zi fǔ dǎo gōng kè.
    She tutors her son in his schoolwork every evening.
  • 辅导。
    Zhè wèi lǎo shī zhuān mén fǔ dǎo gāo sān xué shēng zhǔn bèi gāo kǎo.
    This teacher specializes in coaching senior high school students for the college entrance exam.
  • 辅导。
    Gōng sī wèi xīn yuán gōng ān pái le yì zhōu de fǔ dǎo.
    The company arranged a week of guidance for new employees.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

辅fǔassist
导dǎoguide

辅 means to assist and 导 means to guide, so together they mean to coach.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 輔; 辅 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jū
Sound part声符shēngfú
甫
甫fǔ輔fǔ
Same sound today

The traditional form 輔 pairs 車 (cart) with 甫 as a sound part; the simplified 辅 is a later abbreviation.

Open 辅 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 導; 导 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
寸寸cùnhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
道
道dào導
Same sound today

The traditional form 導 pairs 道 (path) as the sound part with 寸 (hand), giving the sense of leading someone. The simplified 导 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 导 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 6HSK 2.0 Level 5School & Education

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