có thế

Ông ấy là một nhân vật có thế trong làng.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Influential, powerful: Describes a person or entity that holds significant sway, authority, or social power.
   • Capable, competent: Describes someone who has the necessary ability, strength, or resources to achieve something.

2. Adverb/Conjunction:

   • In that way, like that: Used to indicate a manner or method.
   • Only if, on that condition: Used to introduce a necessary condition for something to happen.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Ông ấy là một nhân vật có thế trong làng. (He is an influential figure in the village.)
  • Đội bóng đó rất có thế, họ có nhiều cầu thủ giỏi. (That team is very capable; they have many good players.)

• Adverb/Conjunction:

  • Cứ làm có thế đi, đừng thay đổi gì nữa. (Just do it like that; don't change anything else.)
  • Có thế thì tôi mới đồng ý giúp anh. (Only on that condition will I agree to help you.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đến thế là cùng / Có thế chứ!": An exclamation meaning "That's the way!/ Now you're talking!/ That's more like it!", used to express approval when someone finally acts with sufficient effort, strength, or in the correct manner.
  • A: "Tôi sẽ cố gắng hết sức." B: "Có thế chứ!" (A: "I will try my best." B: "That's more like it!")

Variants and Related Words

• Thế lực (n): Force, power, influence (often referring to a political or social faction).
  • Các thế lực thù địch (Hostile forces)
• Thế (n): Position, posture, situation, circumstance.
  • ở vào thế khó (to be in a difficult position/situation)

Synonyms

• Quyền thế (adj/n): Powerful, influential / power, authority.
• Ảnh hưởng (adj/n): Influential / influence.
• Có điều kiện (conj): Conditional, on the condition that.

Related Phrases

• Có thế mới...: An introductory phrase emphasizing that the following result is only possible because of the aforementioned condition or capability.
  • Phải cố gắng hết sức, có thế mới thành công. (You must try your hardest; only then can you succeed.)

Related Idioms

• Biết thế nào là...: To know what something is like (to experience its power or effect).
  • Để nó biết thế nào là "có thế". (Let him/her learn what it means to be up against real power/competence.)