Definition

1. 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.)

1. Promise conditionally to (do something)
   • Anh ta giao hẹn nếu trời không mưa thì mới đến
     He has promised to come on condition that it would not rain