Definition

1. Verb (rare, formal):
   • To determine merits / to assess contributions: The primary meaning of "định công" is the formal act of evaluating, recognizing, or officially recording an individual's or a group's achievements and contributions, often in a military, historical, or bureaucratic context.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sau chiến tranh, hội đồng được thành lập để định công cho các chiến sĩ. (After the war, a council was established to determine the merits of the soldiers.)
  • Việc định công phải dựa trên bằng chứng và hồ sơ rõ ràng. (The assessment of contributions must be based on clear evidence and records.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily used in formal, historical, or administrative writing and speech. It is not common in everyday modern conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Công lao (n): merit, contribution, service.

  • Công lao của ông ấy được ghi nhận. (His contributions were recognized.)

• Ghi công (v): to record merits, to credit.

  • Lịch sử sẽ ghi công những người hy sinh. (History will record the merits of those who sacrificed.)

Synonyms

• To assess merits: to evaluate the value of someone's achievements.
• To recognize contributions: to formally acknowledge someone's service or work.

Related Idioms

• Lập công: to perform meritorious deeds, to distinguish oneself.
  • Anh ấy luôn cố gắng lập công trên chiến trường. (He always strove to perform meritorious deeds on the battlefield.)