Definition

1. Verb:
   • To exterminate a race: To kill or destroy an entire national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.
   • To commit genocide: To carry out acts intended to destroy, in whole or in part, a specific group of people.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chế độ phát xít đã cố gắng diệt chủng người Do Thái. (The fascist regime attempted to exterminate the Jewish people.)
  • Hành động diệt chủng là tội ác chống lại nhân loại. (The act of committing genocide is a crime against humanity.)
  • Không ai được phép diệt chủng bất kỳ dân tộc nào. (No one is permitted to commit genocide against any ethnic group.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị diệt chủng": to be subjected to genocide; to be exterminated.

  • Nhiều bộ tộc đã bị diệt chủng trong các cuộc chiến tranh thuộc địa. (Many tribes were subjected to genocide during colonial wars.)

• "tội diệt chủng": the crime of genocide.

  • Tòa án quốc tế xét xử tội diệt chủng. (The international court tries the crime of genocide.)

Variants and Related Words

• Diệt chủng (Noun form usage): While primarily a verb, it can function nominally in phrases like "tội diệt chủng" (the crime of genocide) or "hành động diệt chủng" (the act of genocide).
• Hủy diệt (Verb): To destroy, annihilate. (A broader term not specific to human groups).
• Tàn sát (Verb): To massacre, slaughter. (Often refers to killing on a large scale but not necessarily with the intent of complete group destruction).

Synonyms

• Tiêu diệt: To eliminate, destroy. (General term for destruction).
• Tận diệt: To exterminate completely, wipe out.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a single verb, "diệt chủng" does not commonly combine with other Vietnamese particles to form phrasal verbs with distinct meanings. Its meaning is contained within the compound word itself.

Related Idioms

• "Diệt chủng văn hóa": Cultural genocide. Refers to the deliberate destruction of the cultural heritage of a group.
  • Chính sách đồng hóa đó bị cáo buộc là một hình thức diệt chủng văn hóa. (That assimilation policy is accused of being a form of cultural genocide.)

verb

1. to exterminate a race