Definition

1. Verb:
   • To set boundary markers: The primary meaning of "đóng mốc" is the act of physically placing or erecting markers, such as posts, stones, or pillars, to demarcate a boundary, especially for land or national borders.
   • To establish milestones / to set benchmarks: In a figurative sense, "đóng mốc" means to set important reference points, goals, or significant events that mark progress or development in a project, career, or period of time.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đội khảo sát đang đóng mốc biên giới. (The survey team is setting border markers.)
  • Hai nước láng giềng cùng thống nhất đóng mốc phân chia lãnh thổ. (The two neighboring countries agreed to set markers to divide the territory.)
  • Sự kiện này đóng mốc quan trọng trong lịch sử công ty. (This event set an important milestone in the company's history.)

Advanced Usage

• "đóng mốc sự kiện": to mark an event as a milestone.
  • Chúng tôi đóng mốc sự kiện ra mắt sản phẩm thành công. (We marked the successful product launch as a milestone.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cột mốc (n): a milestone, a marker, a landmark (both literal and figurative).
  • Cột mốc số 0 ở trung tâm thành phố. (The kilometer zero marker in the city center.)
  • Đây là cột mốc đáng nhớ trong đời anh ấy. (This is a memorable milestone in his life.)

Synonyms

• Demarcate: to set the boundaries or limits of an area.
• Mark: to indicate a position or boundary.
• Establish a milestone: to create a significant point in development.

Related Idioms

• Đóng mốc son: to set a golden milestone; to mark a brilliantly successful and memorable achievement.
  • Chiến thắng này đóng mốc son cho nền thể thao nước nhà. (This victory set a golden milestone for the country's sports.)