Meaning
辅导 means to provide supplementary teaching, tutoring, or guidance to help someone improve in their studies or work. It emphasizes additional support beyond regular instruction, whether academic tutoring for students or counseling/mentoring in professional contexts.
Usage
Commonly used in educational settings to refer to private tutoring, after-school help sessions, or homework assistance. Can also refer to psychological counseling (心理辅导) or career guidance. The verb form takes a direct object (辅导学生 'tutor students'). More formal than 教 (jiāo) and implies supplementary rather than primary instruction.
Examples
- 01老师每天下午都会辅导学生做作业。.The teacher tutors students with their homework every afternoon.
- 02她参加了数学辅导班，成绩提高了很多。, .She attended a math tutoring class and her grades improved a lot.
Characters
Measure words
- 次一次辅导
- 节一节辅导课
Common collocations
- 课后辅导after-school tutoring
- 辅导班tutoring class, cram school
- 辅导员counselor, advisor
- 心理辅导psychological counseling
Origin
Compound of 辅 (assist) and 导 (guide), literally meaning 'to assist and guide.' Both characters have ancient origins in classical Chinese, where 辅 originally referred to the cheekbones (supports of the face) and extended to mean 'support.'