Definition

1. Verb:

   • To trade; to conduct a transaction: The core meaning of "giao dịch" is to carry out a business deal, involving the buying, selling, or exchanging of goods, services, or financial instruments.
   • To deal; to transact: It refers to the process of negotiating and completing an agreement or exchange between parties.
   • To exchange: In a broader sense, it can mean to give something and receive something else in return, though this is less common than the commercial meaning.

2. Noun:

   • A transaction; a deal: The act or instance of trading or conducting business. This is the most common use in formal and financial contexts.
   • An exchange: The act of exchanging one thing for another.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Công ty này chuyên giao dịch ngoại tệ. (This company specializes in trading foreign currency.)
  • Hai bên đã giao dịch thành công. (The two parties successfully completed the transaction.)
• Noun:
  • Giao dịch này có giá trị một triệu đô la. (This transaction is worth one million dollars.)
  • Tôi cần đến ngân hàng để thực hiện một giao dịch. (I need to go to the bank to conduct a transaction.)

Advanced Usage

• "Giao dịch viên": Teller, customer service representative (in a bank or financial institution).
  • Giao dịch viên ngân hàng đang hỗ trợ khách hàng. (The bank teller is assisting a customer.)
• "Giao dịch điện tử / trực tuyến": Electronic / online transaction.
  • Giao dịch trực tuyến ngày càng phổ biến. (Online transactions are becoming increasingly common.)
• "Giao dịch chứng khoán": Stock trading.
  • Thị trường mở cửa cho giao dịch chứng khoán lúc 9 giờ sáng. (The market opens for stock trading at 9 a.m.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giao dịch mua bán (n): Buying and selling transaction.
• Giao dịch ngân hàng (n): Banking transaction.
• Giao dịch thương mại (n): Commercial transaction.

Synonyms

• Transaction: The act of conducting business.
• Trade: The action of buying and selling goods and services.
• Deal: An agreement entered into by two or more parties for their mutual benefit.
• Exchange: An act of giving one thing and receiving another.

Related Idioms

• "Giao dịch đen": Black market deal; an illegal or unofficial transaction.
  • Cảnh sát phát hiện một vụ giao dịch đen. (The police discovered a black market deal.)

verb

1. to trade; to exchange; to deal