Definition

1. Verb:
   • To part; to separate: Refers to the act of leaving or being separated from someone, often implying a physical or emotional departure, such as when people go their different ways.
   • To disunite; to dissociate: Describes the action of breaking a union or connection, causing things or people to become divided or estranged.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Họ buộc phải chia ly vì hoàn cảnh. (They were forced to part due to circumstances.)
  • Chiến tranh đã chia ly nhiều gia đình. (The war disunited many families.)
  • Cảm giác chia ly thật khó khăn. (The feeling of separation is very difficult.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "chia ly" often carries a poetic, sentimental, or tragic connotation, frequently used in literature, music, and speech to describe painful or sorrowful separations, especially between loved ones.
  • Bài hát đó nói về nỗi đau chia ly. (That song speaks of the pain of parting.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chia li (v): This is a common variant spelling and pronunciation of "chia ly" with identical meaning.

  • Chia li là đề tài muôn thuở của thơ ca. (Separation is an eternal theme in poetry.)

• Chia tay (v): To break up, to say goodbye. This is a more common, everyday term for separation, often used for romantic breakups or farewells.

  • Họ đã chia tay từ năm ngoái. (They broke up last year.)

Synonyms

• To separate: To cause to move or be apart.
• To part: To leave someone's company.
• To split up: To end a relationship or association.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Cảnh chia ly: A parting scene; a scene of separation.

  • Cảnh chia ly ở sân ga thật não lòng. (The parting scene at the train station was heartbreaking.)

• Sự chia ly vĩnh viễn: Eternal separation; a permanent parting (often implying death).

  • Cái chết của ông ấy là một sự chia ly vĩnh viễn. (His death was an eternal separation.)

verb

1. to disunite; to dissociate