bỏ thăm
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Definition
- Verb:
- To vote, to cast a vote: The primary meaning of 'bỏ thăm' is to formally express one's choice or opinion in an election, decision, or poll by submitting a ballot or vote. It is synonymous with 'bỏ phiếu'.
- To ballot: It can refer to the process of secret voting, often by placing a marked paper into a box.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Công dân sẽ đi bỏ thăm vào Chủ nhật tới. (Citizens will go to vote next Sunday.)
- Mỗi thành viên hội đồng đã bỏ thăm kín cho ứng viên mình chọn. (Each council member cast a secret ballot for their chosen candidate.)
Advanced Usage
- 'bỏ thăm' vs. 'bỏ phiếu': While the reference states they are equivalent, 'bỏ thăm' can sometimes carry a slightly more informal or dialectal nuance compared to the standard 'bỏ phiếu'. However, in practice, they are used interchangeably in most contexts related to voting.
- Cuộc họp quyết định bằng cách bỏ thăm. (The meeting decided by taking a vote.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bỏ phiếu (verb): To vote. This is the more standard, formal term.
- Cử tri đi bỏ phiếu từ sáng sớm. (Voters went to cast their votes early in the morning.)
- Lá phiếu / Phiếu bầu (noun): Ballot, vote.
- Anh ấy bỏ lá phiếu vào hòm. (He placed the ballot into the box.)
- Bầu cử (verb/noun): To elect; election.
- bầu cử tổng thống (presidential election)
Synonyms
- Bầu (verb): To elect, to vote for. Often used for electing a person.
- Chúng tôi bầu anh ấy làm trưởng nhóm. (We voted for him as team leader.)
- Biểu quyết (verb): To decide by vote, to resolve.
- Vấn đề được đem ra biểu quyết. (The issue was put to a vote.)
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Đi bỏ thăm / Đi bầu: To go to vote.
- Ngày mai, cả gia đình tôi sẽ đi bỏ thăm. (Tomorrow, my whole family will go to vote.)
Related Idioms
- Được lòng dân bỏ thăm: (Literally: to win the people's hearts and votes) To be popular and win an election. This idiom connects the act of voting ('bỏ thăm') with public favor.
- Ứng viên đó được lòng dân bỏ thăm. (That candidate is popular and won the vote.)
- như bỏ phiếu