giải hòa
Definition
- Verb:
- To reconcile / to mediate: The primary meaning of "giải hòa" is to act as an intermediary to resolve a conflict or dispute between two parties, helping them to make peace and restore harmonious relations.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Người lớn trong làng thường đứng ra giải hòa các mâu thuẫn. (The elders in the village often step in to mediate conflicts.)
- Hai công ty đã nhờ một bên thứ ba giải hòa. (The two companies asked a third party to reconcile them.)
- Mục tiêu của cuộc nói chuyện là để giải hòa hai anh em. (The goal of the conversation was to reconcile the two brothers.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is often used in formal or traditional contexts involving disputes, conflicts, or estranged relationships. It implies a deliberate, often neutral, effort to restore peace.
Variants and Related Words
- Hòa giải (v): This is a more common synonym meaning "to reconcile" or "to mediate." While "giải hòa" and "hòa giải" are very close in meaning, "hòa giải" is used more frequently in modern legal and everyday contexts.
- Tòa án cử người hòa giải vụ tranh chấp. (The court appointed someone to mediate the dispute.)
Synonyms
- Mediate: To intervene between people in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement.
- Reconcile: To restore friendly relations between people.
- Settle: To resolve a dispute.
Related Idioms
- While "giải hòa" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, the concept is central to phrases about peacemaking.
- Đem lại hòa khí: To bring about a harmonious atmosphere (often as a result of reconciliation).