Definition

1. Noun:
   • Both sides, both parties: Refers to two sides, two parties, or two groups involved in a relationship, agreement, or situation. It emphasizes the duality and mutual nature of the involved entities.

Usage

• The word đôi bên is used to refer collectively and equally to two sides in a context such as a negotiation, agreement, conflict, or relationship. It is often used in formal, diplomatic, or legal contexts but can also appear in everyday language concerning mutual arrangements.
• It functions as a subject or object in a sentence.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Hai công ty đã đạt được thỏa thuận có lợi cho đôi bên. (The two companies reached an agreement beneficial to both sides.)
  • Đôi bên cần phải nhượng bộ để hòa giải. (Both parties need to compromise to reconcile.)
  • Mối quan hệ này chỉ bền vững khi đôi bên cùng cố gắng. (This relationship is only sustainable when both sides make an effort.)

Advanced Usage

• "Thuận cả đôi bên": An idiom meaning "agreeable/satisfactory to both sides," often used to describe a deal, arrangement, or solution that is mutually beneficial.
  • Giao kèo này thật sự thuận cả đôi bên. (This contract is truly agreeable to both sides.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cả hai bên: A more common and slightly less formal synonym for đôi bên, also meaning "both sides."
  • Cả hai bên đều đồng ý. (Both sides agree.)
• Hai phía: Another synonym meaning "both sides" or "both directions," often used in spatial or opposing contexts.
  • Hai phía cùng đưa ra đề xuất. (Both sides put forth proposals.)

Synonyms

• Cả hai: Both (can refer to people or things, not necessarily "sides" in a formal sense).
• Hai bên: The two sides (a direct and common equivalent).

Related Phrases

• Đôi bên cùng có lợi: Mutually beneficial (literally, "beneficial for both sides").
  • Đây là một thương vụ đôi bên cùng có lợi. (This is a mutually beneficial deal.)

Related Idioms

• Đôi bên như một: Of one mind, in complete agreement (literally, "both sides as one"). This idiom emphasizes unity and harmony between two parties.
  • Sau cuộc thảo luận, đôi bên như một về kế hoạch hành động. (After the discussion, they were of one mind regarding the action plan.)

1. Both sides
   • Thuận cả đôi bên
     Both sides are agreeable