Definition

Verb: - To question; to examine: To interrogate or examine someone thoroughly and carefully, often in an official or formal context, typically to verify details or investigate a matter.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cảnh sát sẽ củ vấn nghi can về hành vi của anh ta. (The police will question the suspect about his actions.)
  • Ủy ban quyết định củ vấn nhân chứng một lần nữa để làm rõ sự việc. (The committee decided to examine the witness again to clarify the incident.)

Advanced Usage

• This verb carries a formal and somewhat archaic tone. It implies a meticulous, detailed, and often repeated process of questioning, usually by an authority figure or within an official procedure.
• It is often used in legal, administrative, or historical contexts rather than in everyday conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Thẩm vấn (verb): To interrogate (common in modern legal/police contexts).
• Chất vấn (verb): To question, to interrogate (often in political or parliamentary contexts).
• Tra hỏi (verb): To interrogate, to cross-examine.

Synonyms

• Hỏi cung: To interrogate (specifically in a police investigation).
• Điều tra: To investigate.

Notes on Meaning

• The core meaning is a thorough, official questioning. The reference from the Vietnamese-Vietnamese dictionary breaks down the word's components: "củ" (to correct, revise) and "vấn" (to ask), indicating the action of asking again to correct or verify information. This aligns with the French "interroger" and "faire subir un interrogatoire."

verb

1. to question; to examine