Definition

1. Verb:
   • To grant, to agree to: "chấp thuận" means to give permission for something or to formally agree to a request, proposal, or condition.
   • To accept, to approve: It signifies the act of accepting or giving official approval to something that has been submitted for consideration.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hội đồng đã chấp thuận kế hoạch của chúng tôi. (The board has approved our plan.)
  • Cô ấy chấp thuận lời đề nghị kết hôn. (She accepted the marriage proposal.)
  • Giấy phép xây dựng cuối cùng đã được chấp thuận. (The construction permit was finally granted.)

Advanced Usage

• "được chấp thuận": to be approved, to be granted.

  • Đơn xin thị thực của tôi đã được chấp thuận. (My visa application has been approved.)

• "sự chấp thuận" (noun form): approval, consent.

  • Dự án cần có sự chấp thuận bằng văn bản. (The project requires written approval.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chấp nhận (verb): to accept (often used for accepting a fact, situation, or consequence, sometimes with a more passive or reluctant nuance than "chấp thuận").

  • Anh ấy phải chấp nhận sự thật. (He has to accept the truth.)

• Phê chuẩn (verb): to ratify, to sanction (used for formal, often legal or high-level official approval).

  • Hiệp ước đã được quốc hội phê chuẩn. (The treaty was ratified by parliament.)

• Đồng ý (verb): to agree (a more general and common term for agreement, less formal than "chấp thuận").

  • Tôi đồng ý với ý kiến của bạn. (I agree with your opinion.)

Synonyms

• Cho phép: to permit, to allow.
• Thông qua: to pass, to adopt (often used for proposals or laws).
• Ủng hộ: to support (can imply approval through support).

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Chấp thuận đơn xin: to approve an application.

  • Ngân hàng chấp thuận đơn xin vay vốn. (The bank approved the loan application.)

• Chấp thuận điều kiện: to agree to the terms.

  • Bạn phải chấp thuận các điều khoản dịch vụ. (You must agree to the terms of service.)

Related Idioms

• "Gật đầu chấp thuận": to nod in agreement (literally: to nod head in approval).
  • Sau khi nghe trình bày, giám đốc gật đầu chấp thuận. (After listening to the presentation, the director nodded in approval.)

verb

1. To grant, to agree to