Definition

1. Verb:
   • To strive for, to compete for, to seize: To exert effort or struggle to obtain something, often implying competition or conflict. This is the primary meaning.
   • To win, to gain: To successfully obtain something through effort or competition.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hai đội đang giành chức vô địch. (The two teams are competing for the championship.)
  • Cô ấy đã giành được học bổng sau nhiều nỗ lực. (She won the scholarship after much effort.)
  • Anh ấy giành lấy cơ hội đó trước mọi người. (He seized that opportunity before everyone else.)

Advanced Usage

• "giành giật": To scramble for, to snatch from each other (emphasizes a fierce, often physical struggle).
  • Đám đông giành giật đồ cứu trợ. (The crowd scrambled for the relief supplies.)
• "giành quyền": To fight for rights, to claim authority.
  • Nhân dân giành quyền tự quyết. (The people fought for the right to self-determination.)
• "giành lại": To take back, to reclaim (something that was lost or taken).
  • Chúng tôi phải giành lại lãnh thổ. (We must reclaim our territory.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tranh giành (verb phrase): To compete for, to contend for (a more formal or literary synonym for the core meaning of 'giành').
  • Các công ty tranh giành thị phần. (Companies compete for market share.)
• Giành (noun): A flat-bottomed, high-sided basket woven from bamboo or rattan. CRITICAL NOTE: This is a different word (a homonym) with a completely unrelated meaning.
  • Một giành hoa quả. (A basket of fruit.)

Synonyms

• Tranh: To compete, to contend.
• Chiếm: To occupy, to seize (often by force).
• Đoạt: To capture, to win (a prize, victory).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Giành lấy: To seize, to grab hold of.
  • Cậu bé giành lấy đồ chơi. (The boy grabbed the toy.)
• Giành phần thắng: To win the victory/upper hand.
  • Đội chủ nhà đã giành phần thắng. (The home team won the victory.)

Related Idioms

• Giành ăn, giành để: To be extremely competitive and selfish, even over small things.
  • Hai đứa trẻ giành ăn, giành để với nhau. (The two children fought tooth and nail with each other over everything.)
• Giành giọng: To argue loudly, to try to talk over someone.
  • Họ giành giọng nhau trong cuộc họp. (They argued loudly/talked over each other in the meeting.)

verb

1. to dispute ; to recure
   • giành chỗ tốt
     to recure the best seat