Definition

1. Verb:
   • To have sexual intercourse: "giao hợp" refers to the physical act of sexual union between individuals, specifically involving penetration. This is a formal, clinical, or biological term.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hai người đó đã giao hợp. (Those two people had sexual intercourse.)
  • Thuật ngữ này thường được dùng trong các tài liệu y học. (This term is often used in medical documents.)

Advanced Usage

• "giao hợp" is primarily used in formal, scientific, legal, or medical contexts. It is not typically used in casual conversation.
  • Bác sĩ giải thích về quá trình thụ thai liên quan đến hành vi giao hợp. (The doctor explained the conception process related to the act of sexual intercourse.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giao cấu (verb): A synonym with the same formal and clinical meaning as "giao hợp."
• Quan hệ tình dục (verb phrase): A more common formal term meaning "to have sexual relations."
• Ân ái (verb): A literary or euphemistic term meaning "to be intimate" or "to make love."

Synonyms

• Có quan hệ tình dục: To have sexual relations.
• Làm tình: To make love (can range from neutral to informal).

Related Phrases

• Hành vi giao hợp (noun phrase): The act of sexual intercourse.
  • Hành vi giao hợp không an toàn có thể dẫn đến lây nhiễm bệnh. (Unsafe sexual intercourse can lead to disease transmission.)

Notes on Usage

• Register: "Giao hợp" is a technical term. In everyday spoken Vietnamese, phrases like "quan hệ" (short for "quan hệ tình dục") or "ăn nằm với nhau" (a colloquial idiom) are more frequently used, depending on the context and formality.
• Connotation: The word itself is neutral and factual but carries a strong formal/clinical connotation. Using it in informal settings would sound unusually technical or cold.

verb

1. to have sexual intercourse