dàn dựng
Definition
- Verb:
- To stage, to mount, to produce (a play, show, or performance): The primary meaning of "dàn dựng" is to organize and direct the production of a theatrical, musical, or artistic performance, involving elements like directing actors, arranging scenes, and coordinating technical aspects.
- To set up, to arrange, to orchestrate (an event or situation): In a broader, often figurative sense, "dàn dựng" can mean to carefully plan and arrange a situation, sometimes with a connotation of fabrication or manipulation to create a specific false impression.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đạo diễn đang dàn dựng một vở kịch mới. (The director is staging a new play.)
- Cảnh sát nghi ngờ vụ tai nạn được dàn dựng. (The police suspect the accident was staged.)
- Họ dàn dựng một buổi chụp ảnh thật công phu. (They orchestrated a very elaborate photoshoot.)
Advanced Usage
- "dàn dựng chương trình": to produce a program/show.
- Cô ấy có nhiều kinh nghiệm trong việc dàn dựng chương trình truyền hình. (She has a lot of experience in producing television programs.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dựng (v): to erect, to build, to set up. This is a component of "dàn dựng" and can sometimes be used in similar contexts for setting up physical structures or scenes.
- Họ dựng một sân khấu tạm thời. (They erected a temporary stage.)
Synonyms
- Stage: to present a performance on stage.
- Mount: to organize and present a large production.
- Orchestrate: to arrange or direct elements to achieve a desired effect, often secretly.
- Fabricate: to invent or construct, often with intent to deceive (for the manipulative sense).
Related Idioms
- Dàn dựng kịch bản: to script/stage a scenario (often implies a pre-planned, possibly deceptive sequence of events).
- Mọi thứ diễn ra như một kịch bản được dàn dựng trước. (Everything unfolded like a pre-staged script.)