giao hẹn
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Definition
- Verb:
- To promise conditionally, to make a conditional agreement: "giao hẹn" means to make a promise or commitment that is dependent on a specific condition being met. It implies a mutual understanding or arrangement based on a prerequisite.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ấy đã giao hẹn sẽ giúp tôi nếu anh ấy có thời gian. (He promised to help me on condition that he has time.)
- Chúng tôi giao hẹn gặp nhau ở công viên nếu trời không mưa. (We agreed to meet at the park on condition that it doesn't rain.)
- Cô ấy giao hẹn với bố mẹ là sẽ về sớm. (She made a conditional promise to her parents that she would return early.)
Advanced Usage
- "giao hẹn trước": to arrange or promise conditionally in advance.
- Hai bên đã giao hẹn trước các điều khoản của hợp đồng. (The two parties conditionally agreed upon the contract terms in advance.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hứa hẹn (verb): to promise, to pledge (often with a stronger sense of commitment and less emphasis on a specific condition).
- Công ty hứa hẹn sẽ cải thiện điều kiện làm việc. (The company promised to improve working conditions.)
- Thỏa thuận (verb/noun): to agree, an agreement (a broader term for reaching a mutual understanding).
- Họ đã thỏa thuận về mức giá. (They agreed on the price.)
Synonyms
- Hứa có điều kiện: to promise conditionally.
- Đồng ý với điều kiện: to agree on condition.
Related Phrases
- Giao kèo (noun): a pact, a formal agreement or contract (more formal and binding than "giao hẹn").
- Hai công ty đã ký một bản giao kèo. (The two companies signed a pact.)
Related Idioms
- Miệng hứa, tay không làm: To promise with the mouth but not act with the hands (meaning to make empty promises). While not using "giao hẹn" directly, it contrasts with the concept of a conditional promise that is intended to be kept if the condition is met.
- Đừng nên tin anh ta, anh ta chỉ giỏi miệng hứa tay không làm. (Don't trust him, he's only good at making empty promises.)
- Promise conditionally to (do something)
- Anh ta giao hẹn nếu trời không mưa thì mới đếnHe has promised to come on condition that it would not rain