Definition

1. Verb:
   • To renovate, to reform, to innovate: "canh tân" means to make changes and improvements, especially to modernize or renew systems, methods, or structures, typically in the context of politics, society, or technology. It implies a deliberate process of updating to meet new standards or conditions.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chính phủ đang có kế hoạch canh tân nền giáo dục quốc gia. (The government has a plan to renovate the national education system.)
  • Để phát triển, công ty cần canh tân công nghệ sản xuất. (To develop, the company needs to innovate its production technology.)
  • Phong trào canh tân đất nước diễn ra vào cuối thế kỷ 19. (The movement to reform the country took place in the late 19th century.)

Advanced Usage

• "canh tân" in a socio-political context: Often used to describe large-scale, systematic reforms.
  • Công cuộc canh tân đất nước đòi hỏi sự đồng lòng của toàn dân. (The endeavor to renovate the country requires the unity of all people.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cải cách (verb/noun): To reform / reform. While "cải cách" is a very close synonym often used interchangeably, "canh tân" can carry a stronger connotation of modernization and innovation.
• Đổi mới (verb/noun): To renew, to innovate / renovation, innovation. This is a more general and contemporary term for renewal.
• Người canh tân (noun): A renovator, an innovator.
  • Ông ấy được xem là một người canh tân trong ngành. (He is considered an innovator in the industry.)
• Sự canh tân (noun): Renovation, innovation.
  • Sự canh tân trong quản lý đã mang lại hiệu quả tích cực. (The innovation in management has brought positive results.)

Synonyms

• Cải tổ: To reorganize, to restructure (often for improvement).
• Hiện đại hóa: To modernize.
• Cách tân: To innovate (less common, similar to "canh tân").

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Canh tân phương pháp: To innovate a method.
  • Giáo viên cần canh tân phương pháp giảng dạy. (Teachers need to innovate their teaching methods.)
• Canh tân kỹ thuật: To innovate a technique/technology.
  • Canh tân kỹ thuật là chìa khóa để nâng cao năng suất. (Innovating technology is the key to increasing productivity.)

Related Idioms

Note: "Canh tân" itself is not typically used in fixed idiomatic expressions. It is a formal term used in specific contexts of reform and innovation.

verb

1. To renovate (về chính trị, xã hội)