chiếm lĩnh
Verb: - To control, to dominate, to take control of: To establish authority, command, or a dominant position over a specific area, territory, market, or situation. It implies gaining and holding a position of power or influence. - To capture, to seize: To take possession of something, often a strategic position like a battlefield or a market share, through force, strategy, or competitive action.
- Verb:
- Quân đội đã chiếm lĩnh trận địa. (The army controlled the battlefield.)
- Công ty đó muốn chiếm lĩnh thị trường điện thoại. (That company wants to dominate the mobile phone market.)
- Họ tung hàng hoá ra để chiếm lĩnh thị trường. (They dumped goods to control the market.)
"chiếm lĩnh thị trường": to dominate/capture the market. This is a common business term.
- Chiến lược của họ là chiếm lĩnh thị trường trong vòng một năm. (Their strategy is to capture the market within one year.)
"chiếm lĩnh tâm trí": to dominate/capture the mind (of consumers or the public). Used in marketing and psychology.
- Thương hiệu đó đã chiếm lĩnh tâm trí người tiêu dùng. (That brand has captured the minds of consumers.)
Chiếm (v): to occupy, to seize. A more general term for taking possession.
- Địch đã chiếm thành phố. (The enemy occupied the city.)
Lĩnh (v, archaic/formal): to receive, to take charge. Rarely used alone in modern Vietnamese outside of compounds like "chiếm lĩnh" or "lĩnh thưởng" (to receive a reward).
- Control: to exercise authoritative or dominating influence over.
- Dominate: to have a commanding or preeminent position.
- Capture: to gain control of, especially through effort.
- Seize: to take hold of suddenly and forcibly.
- Chiếm lĩnh đỉnh cao: to conquer the peak/to reach the summit. Often used figuratively for achieving top position in a field.
- Cô ấy đã chiếm lĩnh đỉnh cao của ngành khoa học. (She has reached the summit of the scientific field.)
- To control
- chiếm lĩnh trận địato control the battlefield
- tung hàng hoá ra để chiếm lĩnh thị trườngto dump goods and control the market