Definition

1. Verb:
   • To divide, to split: To cause a group, organization, or relationship to separate into parts that are no longer united, often creating conflict or disagreement.
   • To drive a wedge between: To cause estrangement or hostility between people who were previously united or friendly.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Lợi ích cá nhân đã chia rẽ họ. (Personal interests divided them.)
  • Chiến lược đó nhằm chia rẽ liên minh của đối thủ. (That strategy aims to split the opponent's alliance.)
  • Đừng để những lời đồn ác ý chia rẽ chúng ta. (Don't let malicious rumors drive a wedge between us.)

Advanced Usage

• "gây chia rẽ": to sow division, to cause discord.
  • Những bài phát biểu cực đoan chỉ nhằm gây chia rẽ trong cộng đồng. (Extremist speeches only aim to sow division within the community.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự chia rẽ (n): division, rift, schism.

  • Sự chia rẽ trong nội bộ đã làm yếu đảng đó. (The internal division weakened that party.)

• Chia uyên rẽ thuý (idiomatic verb phrase): to separate lovers; to tear apart a romantic couple.

  • Gia đình phản đối đã cố tình chia uyên rẽ thuý đôi trẻ. (The disapproving family intentionally tried to separate the young lovers.)

Synonyms

• Divide: To separate into parts or groups.
• Split: To break or cause to break into parts, especially from a group.
• Disunite: To cause to be no longer united or in agreement.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Chia rẽ nội bộ: internal division; internal rift.
  • Phe phái chính trị thường dẫn đến chia rẽ nội bộ. (Political factions often lead to internal division.)

1. To divide, to split the ranks of, to drive a wedge between
   • gây chia rẽ
     to sow division