góp sức
Verb: - To contribute one's effort; to join forces; to lend a hand: To voluntarily participate in a common task or collective effort, adding one's own strength or work towards a shared goal.
This verb is used to describe the act of contributing personal effort, labor, or resources to a common cause, project, or community work. It emphasizes voluntary participation and collective action. - Mọi người đều góp sức để dọn dẹp công viên. (Everyone contributed their effort to clean up the park.) - Chúng tôi sẵn sàng góp sức vào công cuộc xây dựng quê hương. (We are ready to lend our strength to the work of building our homeland.)
- "góp sức chung tay": A common collocation emphasizing unified, collective effort.
- Cả cộng đồng góp sức chung tay giúp đỡ các gia đình khó khăn. (The whole community joined hands and contributed their efforts to help families in need.)
- Đóng góp (verb): To contribute (can refer to effort, ideas, or money). This is a close synonym but can be broader.
- Anh ấy đóng góp nhiều ý tưởng hay cho dự án. (He contributed many good ideas to the project.)
- Chung sức (verb): To join forces, to unite one's strength. Often used interchangeably with "góp sức".
- Hãy chung sức để vượt qua khó khăn. (Let's join forces to overcome the difficulties.)
- Hợp lực: To combine forces.
- Chung tay: To join hands (often used figuratively for cooperation).
Note: As a single verb, "góp sức" itself is typically used without separable particles to form phrasal verbs in the same way as in English. Its meaning is conveyed through collocations.
- "Một cây làm chẳng nên non, ba cây chụm lại nên hòn núi cao": This proverb encapsulates the spirit of "góp sức", meaning "A single tree does not make a forest, three trees together form a high mountain." It highlights the power of collective contribution.