Definition

1. Verb:
   • To redesignate; to reassign; to transfer to a new position: The act of officially appointing or assigning someone to a different post, duty, or job role, often within the same organization or administrative system. This term implies a formal change in assignment.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sau khi xem xét năng lực, công ty đã quyết định cải nhiệm anh ấy sang vị trí quản lý. (After reviewing his capabilities, the company decided to reassign him to a managerial position.)
  • Viên chức đó được cải nhiệm từ Hà Nội vào Sài Gòn. (That official was transferred from Hanoi to Saigon.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is marked as archaic (cũ) or formal in modern Vietnamese. It is primarily found in historical, bureaucratic, or official administrative contexts rather than in everyday conversation.
• It often implies an administrative decision made by an authority or institution.

Variants and Related Words

• Bổ nhiệm (v): To appoint (to a position, often for the first time or to a higher one).
• Thuyên chuyển (v): To transfer (often referring to the relocation of personnel).
• Điều động (v): To deploy; to reassign (often for operational needs).

Synonyms

• Thuyên chuyển: To transfer.
• Bố trí lại: To rearrange; to reposition.

Notes on Meaning

• Cải nhiệm specifically refers to changing someone's existing appointment to a new one. It does not mean promotion (thăng chức), demotion (giáng chức), or initial appointment (bổ nhiệm).
• The focus is on the change of post or duty itself.

1. (cũ) Designate to a new post