Definition

1. Verb:
   • To imply, to contain, to encompass: "bao hàm" indicates that something contains or includes a certain meaning, characteristic, or element within its scope or nature. It often refers to an abstract or inherent inclusion.
   • To involve, to entail: It can also mean that one thing logically or necessarily leads to or includes another as a part of its consequence or definition.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Khái niệm này bao hàm nhiều ý nghĩa sâu sắc. (This concept implies many profound meanings.)
  • Quyền lợi đi đôi với nghĩa vụ, quyền tự do cũng bao hàm trách nhiệm. (Rights come with obligations; the right to freedom also entails responsibility.)
  • Một định nghĩa chính xác phải bao hàm tất cả các đặc điểm cơ bản. (An accurate definition must encompass all the essential features.)

Advanced Usage

• Logical or Necessary Inclusion: Used to express that one element is inherently or logically contained within another.
  • Việc chấp nhận điều khoản này bao hàm sự đồng ý của bạn với tất cả các điều kiện. (Accepting this clause implies your agreement to all the conditions.)
• In Mathematics (Logic/Set Theory): The term can be used in the context of "inclusion" (sự bao hàm).
  • Mối quan hệ bao hàm giữa hai tập hợp. (The inclusion relationship between two sets.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự bao hàm (Noun): The act of implying or the state of being implied/included.
  • Sự bao hàm ý nghĩa trong thơ ca thường rất tinh tế. (The implication of meaning in poetry is often very subtle.)
• Bao gồm (Verb): To include, to comprise. (Note: "Bao gồm" is often used for more concrete or listed inclusions, while "bao hàm" is more abstract.)
  • Phí dịch vụ bao gồm thuế VAT. (The service fee includes VAT.)

Synonyms

• Ẩn chứa: To contain, to hold within (often something hidden or intrinsic).
• Hàm chứa: To contain, to bear within (similar to "bao hàm," often used interchangeably).
• Kéo theo: To entail, to lead to (focusing on logical consequence).

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Bao hàm ý nghĩa: To imply meaning.
  • Câu nói đó bao hàm ý nghĩa châm biếm. (That statement implies a sarcastic meaning.)
• Bao hàm mâu thuẫn: To contain/involve a contradiction.
  • Lập luận của anh ấy tự nó bao hàm mâu thuẫn. (His argument itself contains a contradiction.)

Related Idioms

(Note: "Bao hàm" itself is not typically used in fixed idiomatic expressions. Its usage is more academic or logical.)

verb

1. to imply
   • bao hàm nhiều ý nghĩa
     to imply much significance
   • tự do không nhất thiết bao hàm trách nhiệm
     freedom does not necessarily imply responsibility
   • sáng tác văn nghệ nào cũng bao hàm một thái độ xã hội nhất định
     any work of art implies a certain social attitude