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cất nhắc

Một người quản lý cất nhắc nhân viên xuất sắc lên vị trí cao hơn.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To promote; to elevate: To raise someone to a higher position or rank, often by providing support or favor. This is the primary and most common meaning.
    • To lift; to raise (one's limbs): To physically lift or raise a part of the body, typically used in negative constructions to express extreme fatigue or inability.
Usage Examples

  • Verb (to promote):

    • Giám đốc quyết định cất nhắc anh ấy lên vị trí trưởng phòng. (The director decided to promote him to the department head position.)
    • Công ty có chính sách cất nhắc nhân tài. (The company has a policy of promoting talent.)

  • Verb (to lift limbs):

    • Tôi mệt đến mức không cất nhắc nổi cánh tay. (I am so tired that I can hardly lift my arm.)
    • Sau trận ốm, bà cụ không cất nhắc được chân. (After the illness, the old lady could not lift her leg.)
Advanced Usage
  • The meaning "to promote" often carries a connotation of patronage or being elevated by a benefactor. It implies being helped or favored to advance.
  • The physical meaning "to lift" is almost exclusively used for body parts and is commonly found in the negative structure "" (cannot lift...).
Variants and Related Words

  • Thăng chức (v): to promote (specifically in a job context). This is a more neutral synonym.

    • Cô ấy được thăng chức sau một năm làm việc chăm chỉ. (She was promoted after a year of hard work.)

  • Nâng đỡ (v): to support, to assist (can be a broader form of support, not always leading to promotion).

    • Người quản lý luôn nâng đỡ các nhân viên mới. (The manager always supports new employees.)
Synonyms
  • Promote: to advance someone to a higher position.
  • Elevate: to raise to a higher level or rank.
  • Lift: to raise something physically.
Related Idioms
  • While "cất nhắc" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, its usage in the context of promotion relates to the concept of "cất nhắc nhân tài" (to promote the talented), which is a common phrase in organizational and administrative language.
cất nhắc

Một người quản lý cất nhắc nhân viên xuất sắc lên vị trí cao hơn.

  1. To be hardly able to lift (one's limbs)
    • mệt không cất nhắc nổi chân tay
      to be so tired that one can hardly lift one's limbs
  2. To promote
    • cất nhắc người có tài
      to promote talents