Definition

1. Verb:
   • To entrust; to assign: To give someone a task, duty, or responsibility, expecting them to complete it.
   • To deliver; to hand over: To physically transfer an object, goods, or something from one person/party to another so they receive it.

Usage Examples

• Verb (To entrust/assign):

  • Sếp giao nhiệm vụ quan trọng cho tôi. (The boss assigned an important task to me.)
  • Cô ấy được giao trách nhiệm chăm sóc khu vườn. (She was entrusted with the responsibility of caring for the garden.)

• Verb (To deliver/hand over):

  • Công ty sẽ giao hàng vào ngày mai. (The company will deliver the goods tomorrow.)
  • Anh ấy giao chìa khóa xe cho tôi. (He handed the car keys over to me.)

Advanced Usage

• "Giao phó": To entrust (a serious matter, duty, or secret). This is a more formal or weighty variant.

  • Người cha giao phó sự nghiệp cho con trai. (The father entrusted his career to his son.)

• "Giao nộp": To hand over (often to authorities, as in surrendering something).

  • Tên trộm buộc phải giao nộp tài sản đã đánh cắp. (The thief was forced to hand over the stolen property.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giao dịch (n/verb): Transaction; to conduct business.
  • Giao dịch ngân hàng (Bank transaction)
• Giao tiếp (n/verb): Communication; to communicate.
  • kỹ năng giao tiếp (communication skills)
• Giao thoa (verb): To intersect; to interfere (as in waves).
  • giao thoa văn hóa (cultural intersection)
• Giao kèo (n): Contract, agreement.
• Giao thừa (n): New Year's Eve (literally "the handing over of the old year").

Synonyms

• Trao (verb): To hand over, to give (often in a formal or ceremonial context).
• Phó thác (verb): To entrust, to commit (something valuable or a person) to someone's care.
• Chuyển giao (verb): To transfer (rights, technology, power).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Giao lại (verb phrase): To hand back, to return something.
  • Sau khi dùng xong, anh ấy giao lại tài liệu. (After using it, he handed the documents back.)
• Giao cho (verb phrase): To give/assign/deliver to [someone]. This is the most common construction.
  • Tôi sẽ giao báo cáo cho giám đốc. (I will deliver the report to the director.)

Related Idioms

• "Giao trứng cho ác": Literally "to entrust eggs to a kite (a bird of prey)". It means to entrust something valuable to an untrustworthy person, similar to "to set a fox to guard the henhouse".
  • Để hắn trông coi tiền bạc chẳng khác nào giao trứng cho ác. (Letting him take care of the money is no different from entrusting eggs to a kite.)
• "Giao du": To associate with, to have social relations with (people).
  • Ông ấy giao du rộng rãi với giới trí thức. (He associates widely with intellectuals.)

verb

1. to entrust; to assign
   • giao việc cho ai
     to entrust someone with a job. to allot
   • giao một phần lương cho vợ
     To allot a portion of pay to a wife

verb

1. to deliver; to hand over
   • giao hàng
     to deliver goods