Definition

1. Verb:
   • To join / to connect pieces: To physically assemble or connect separate parts or fragments to form a whole.
   • To reestablish / to mend: To restore or reconnect something abstract that was broken or interrupted, such as a relationship or a narrative.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Thợ mộc chắp nối các thanh gỗ để làm khung cửa. (The carpenter joined the wooden pieces to make the door frame.)
  • Sau nhiều năm, họ cố gắng chắp nối lại tình bạn. (After many years, they tried to reestablish their friendship.)
  • Nhà văn phải chắp nối các manh mối để hoàn thành câu chuyện. (The writer had to connect the clues to complete the story.)

Advanced Usage

• "chắp nối thông tin": to piece together information.
  • Cảnh sát đang chắp nối thông tin từ các nhân chứng. (The police are piecing together information from witnesses.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nối (v): to connect, to link. This is a simpler, more common component of "chắp nối".
  • Anh ấy nối hai sợi dây lại với nhau. (He connected the two wires together.)

Synonyms

• Assemble: to fit together the parts of.
• Piece together: to assemble from individual parts.
• Reconnect: to connect again.
• Mend: to repair something broken, especially a relationship.

Related Idioms

• Chắp vá: to patch up, to mend in a makeshift or temporary way. This often implies a less seamless or perfect result than "chắp nối".
  • Chiếc áo được chắp vá bằng nhiều mảnh vải. (The shirt was patched up with many pieces of fabric.)