Definition

1. Verb:
   • To compete; to vie; to rival: To strive against another or others to achieve a goal, gain an advantage, or win a contest. It implies a direct, often intense, comparison or struggle for superiority.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hai công ty lớn liên tục ganh đua thị phần. (The two large companies constantly compete for market share.)
  • Các vận động viên ganh đua quyết liệt để giành huy chương vàng. (The athletes competed fiercely for the gold medal.)
  • Anh ấy luôn ganh đua với anh trai trong mọi việc. (He always vies with his older brother in everything.)

Advanced Usage

• "Sự ganh đua": (Noun) Competition, rivalry.
  • Sự ganh đua giữa hai đội bóng làm trận đấu thêm hấp dẫn. (The rivalry between the two football teams made the match more exciting.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cạnh tranh (v): To compete (often used in business/economics).
  • Doanh nghiệp phải không ngừng đổi mới để cạnh tranh. (Businesses must constantly innovate to compete.)
• Tranh đua (v): To contend, to strive in competition (similar to "ganh đua").
  • Các thí sinh tranh đua cho một suất học bổng. (The candidates contended for a scholarship.)

Synonyms

• Compete: To strive to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.
• Vie: To compete eagerly with someone in order to achieve something.
• Rival: To seem or be as good as someone or something else; to compete with.

Related Idioms

• Ganh đua hơn thua: To compete to see who wins and who loses; to engage in a rivalry focused solely on besting the other.
  • Đừng ganh đua hơn thua với bạn bè, hãy cùng nhau tiến bộ. (Don't just compete to win or lose with friends; improve together.)

verb

1. to rival; to vie; to compete