bồi đắp
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Definition
- 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
- To consolidate, to reinforce, to raise the level of
- bồi đắp chân đêto consolidate the foot of a dyke
- phù sa bồi đắp cho cánh đồngsilt has raised the level of the field