Definition

1. Intransitive Verb:
   • To evolve, to develop, to unfold: To change or develop gradually over time, often in a complex or progressive manner. It describes the process of something happening or changing through a sequence of stages.
   • To proceed, to take its course: To happen or continue in a particular way.

Usage Examples

• Intransitive Verb:
  • Tình hình chính trị trong khu vực đang diễn tiến rất phức tạp. (The political situation in the region is evolving very complexly.)
  • Cuộc điều tra vụ án đã diễn tiến đến giai đoạn then chốt. (The investigation into the case has proceeded to a crucial stage.)
  • Căn bệnh diễn tiến nhanh hơn dự đoán của các bác sĩ. (The illness progressed faster than the doctors predicted.)

Advanced Usage

• "Diễn tiến" is a formal and somewhat literary term, more common in written Vietnamese (news, reports, literature) than in casual conversation. It emphasizes the process and sequence of events.
• It is often used to describe abstract processes like history, situations, diseases, or investigations.
• "Diễn tiến của..." (The course/development of...): This noun phrase is commonly used to discuss the unfolding of events.
  • Chúng ta cần theo dõi sát sao diễn tiến của cơn bão. (We need to closely monitor the course of the storm.)

Variants and Related Words

• Diễn biến (n): Development, turn of events. This is a more common noun form.
  • Diễn biến mới nhất của vụ việc. (The latest development of the incident.)
• Tiến triển (v/n): To progress, progress. Often used in medical or technical contexts.
  • Bệnh nhân tiến triển tốt. (The patient is progressing well.)
• Phát triển (v): To develop. Has a broader meaning, often implying growth or improvement.
• Xảy ra (v): To happen, to occur. A more general and common term for something taking place.

Synonyms

• Phát triển: To develop.
• Tiến triển: To progress.
• Xảy ra: To happen, to occur (though less focused on the process).
• Tiến hành: To carry out, to conduct (focuses more on the action than the natural unfolding).

Related Phrases / Idioms

(Note: "Diễn tiến" itself is not typically used in fixed idioms. The related noun "diễn biến" is more common.) - Theo dõi diễn tiến: To follow the developments/course (of events). - Phóng viên đang theo dõi diễn tiến phiên tòa. (The reporter is following the developments of the trial.)

1. (ít dùng) Evolve
   • Quá trình diễn tiến của lịch sử
     The evolution of history