Definition

1. Verb:
   • To supplement, to add to: The primary meaning of "bổ sung" is to add something extra to make something more complete or sufficient. It implies providing an addition to what already exists.
   • To amend, to append: Used in formal contexts to indicate adding information or details to a document, report, or statement.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tôi muốn bổ sung một vài ý kiến cho bài thảo luận. (I want to supplement/add a few ideas to the discussion.)
  • Anh ấy đã bổ sung thông tin vào báo cáo. (He supplemented/added information to the report.)
  • Hãy bổ sung vitamin cho cơ thể. (Please supplement your body with vitamins.)

Advanced Usage

• "bổ sung cho nhau": to complement each other, to be mutually supplementary.

  • Hai kỹ năng này bổ sung cho nhau rất tốt. (These two skills complement each other very well.)

• "được bổ sung": to be supplemented, to be added (passive voice).

  • Danh sách thành viên đã được bổ sung thêm. (The member list has been supplemented/added to.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự bổ sung (noun): The act of supplementing; an addition, a supplement.

  • Sự bổ sung này là rất cần thiết. (This supplement/addition is very necessary.)

• Phần bổ sung (noun phrase): A supplement, an addendum.

  • Xem phần bổ sung ở cuối tài liệu. (See the supplement/addendum at the end of the document.)

Synonyms

• Thêm vào: To add to.
• Bồi dưỡng: To nourish, to foster (often used for knowledge or health, implying a nurturing addition).

Related Phrases

• Bổ sung nhân sự: To supplement staff; to hire additional personnel.

  • Công ty cần bổ sung nhân sự cho dự án mới. (The company needs to supplement staff for the new project.)

• Bổ sung kiến thức: To supplement one's knowledge.

  • Cô ấy đi học để bổ sung kiến thức chuyên môn. (She goes to school to supplement her professional knowledge.)

Related Idioms

Note: "Bổ sung" itself is not typically used in idiomatic expressions. Its usage is generally literal, referring to the act of adding or supplementing.

verb

1. To supplement
   • bổ sung ý kiến
     to give supplementary ideas
   • đọc bản báo cáo bổ sung
     to deliver a supplementary report