Definition

1. Verb:
   • To consolidate, to reinforce: The primary meaning of "bồi đắp" is to make something stronger, more solid, or more stable by adding material or support, often to a physical structure.
   • To raise the level, to build up: It describes the natural or intentional process of increasing the height or surface level of an area by the accumulation of material, such as soil or sediment.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Công nhân đang bồi đắp chân đê. (Workers are consolidating the foot of the dyke.)
  • Phù sa bồi đắp cho cánh đồng. (Silt has built up the field / raised the level of the field.)
  • Chúng ta cần bồi đắp thêm kiến thức. (We need to reinforce our knowledge.)

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: "Bồi đắp" is commonly used metaphorically to mean nurturing, cultivating, or strengthening intangible things like relationships, skills, or qualities.
  • Bồi đắp tình cảm gia đình. (To nurture family bonds.)
  • Bồi đắp nền tảng văn hóa. (To strengthen the cultural foundation.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bồi (v): to alluviate, to silt up; to apply a layer (e.g., of plaster).
• Đắp (v): to embank, to mound, to build up by adding layers (e.g., earth).
• Bồi đắp bờ biển (v): coastal accretion, to build up the coastline.

Synonyms

• Consolidate: To make something physically stronger or more solid.
• Reinforce: To strengthen with added support.
• Build up: To increase gradually in level or quantity.
• Accrete: To grow or increase by gradual accumulation (formal, often for natural processes).

Related Idioms

While "bồi đắp" itself is not typically part of fixed idioms, its components appear in phrases: - Đắp điếm: To gloss over, to cover up (faults or mistakes). - Công đắp công đào: A saying implying effort is wasted if not sustained, related to the idea of building up and then digging away.

verb

1. To consolidate, to reinforce, to raise the level of
   • bồi đắp chân đê
     to consolidate the foot of a dyke
   • phù sa bồi đắp cho cánh đồng
     silt has raised the level of the field