Definition

1. Verb:
   • To release; to relieve; to alleviate: To remove or lessen something that is causing pressure, tension, or blockage, such as stress, traffic, or emotional burden.
   • To clear; to disperse: To remove obstacles, congestion, or a concentration of people or things from an area.
   • To lift a blockade; to break a siege: A military or strategic term meaning to end an encirclement or封锁.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Âm nhạc giúp giải tỏa căng thẳng. (Music helps to relieve stress.)
  • Cảnh sát đang giải tỏa ùn tắc giao thông. (The police are clearing the traffic jam.)
  • Quân đội đã giải tỏa vòng vây. (The army lifted the siege.)

Advanced Usage

• "giải tỏa mặt bằng": to clear/site clearance (for construction).
  • Dự án mới đang trong giai đoạn giải tỏa mặt bằng. (The new project is in the site clearance phase.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự giải tỏa (n): The act of releasing or relieving; relief, clearance.
  • Sự giải tỏa tâm lý là rất cần thiết. (Psychological relief is very necessary.)

Synonyms

• Relieve: To alleviate or remove (stress, pain).
• Clear: To remove obstacles or congestion.
• Disperse: To scatter or break up a crowd.
• Lift: To remove or end (a blockade, restrictions).

Related Idioms

• Giải tỏa nỗi lòng: To unburden one's heart; to share one's feelings to feel relieved.
  • Cô ấy cần một người bạn để giải tỏa nỗi lòng. (She needs a friend to unburden her heart to.)

verb

1. to release; to raise the blockade