Definition

1. Verb:
   • To share: To have, use, or experience something jointly with another or others. It implies a mutual participation in possessing, feeling, or undergoing something.
   • To divide and give a part: To give a portion of what one has to someone else.
   • To communicate: To express one's thoughts, feelings, or experiences so that others can understand and relate to them.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chúng tôi chia sẻ một căn hộ. (We share an apartment.)
  • Cô ấy luôn sẵn sàng chia sẻ đồ ăn với bạn bè. (She is always willing to share food with friends.)
  • Anh ấy chia sẻ câu chuyện buồn của mình. (He shared his sad story.)

Advanced Usage

• "chia sẻ gánh nặng": to share the burden.

  • Gia đình nên cùng nhau chia sẻ gánh nặng tài chính. (Family members should share the financial burden together.)

• "chia sẻ quan điểm": to share a viewpoint.

  • Tôi chia sẻ quan điểm của bạn về vấn đề này. (I share your viewpoint on this issue.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chia (v): to divide, to split.

  • Chia bánh cho các em nhỏ. (Divide the cake for the children.)

• Sẻ (v, less common alone): to split, to share. Often used in compound words or idioms.

  • Sẻ nhà (to share a house) is a less common, poetic form.

Synonyms

• Share: To have or use something jointly.
• Partake: To take a share or participate.
• Communicate: To convey thoughts or feelings.

Related Idioms

• Chia ngọt sẻ bùi: To share life's sweetness and bitterness; to stick together through thick and thin.

  • Họ đã chia ngọt sẻ bùi suốt ba mươi năm. (They have shared life's sweetness and bitterness for thirty years.)

• Chia sớt (a variant): To share and lessen someone's burden.

  • Chia sớt nỗi buồn với người bạn. (To share and lessen a friend's sorrow.)

1. To share
   • chia sẻ cho nhau từng bát cơm manh áo lúc khó khăn
     to share every bowl of rice and every bit of clothes in hard times
   • chia sẻ niềm vui nỗi buồn
     to share weal and woe
   • chia sẻ một phần trách nhiệm
     to share in the responsibility
   • chia ngọt sẻ bùi
     to share equally one's last crust