biện liệu
Definition
- Verb:
- To arrange; to manage; to sort out: To handle or organize a matter, often implying resourcefulness in dealing with a situation, typically on one's own or with limited means. This is a somewhat rare and literary term.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Một mình anh ấy biện liệu công việc. (He alone arranges/manages the work.)
- Trong hoàn cảnh khó khăn, cô ấy phải tự biện liệu mọi thứ. (In difficult circumstances, she had to sort out everything by herself.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a nuance of coping or making do independently, especially in challenging or unexpected situations where one must find a solution.
Variants and Related Words
- Lo liệu (v): to arrange, to take care of (more common and colloquial).
- Anh ấy đã lo liệu mọi việc chu đáo. (He took care of everything thoroughly.)
Synonyms
- Arrange: to put things in a proper order.
- Manage: to handle or direct with skill.
- Sort out: to organize or resolve a situation.
- Cope: to deal effectively with something difficult.
Related Idioms
- Tự biện tự liệu: to manage by oneself; to be self-reliant in arranging things.
- Cậu ấy lớn rồi, phải biết tự biện tự liệu. (He's grown up now and must know how to manage by himself.)