Definition

1. Verb:
   • To contribute opinions, to offer suggestions: "góp ý" means to give one's opinion or advice, typically in a constructive manner to help improve something.
   • To provide feedback: It also refers to the act of giving comments or critiques on a plan, idea, or piece of work.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tôi muốn góp ý về kế hoạch này. (I want to offer some suggestions about this plan.)
  • Mọi người được khuyến khích góp ý cho dự thảo luật. (Everyone is encouraged to contribute their opinions on the draft law.)
  • Anh ấy góp ý rất thẳng thắn để sản phẩm tốt hơn. (He gives very frank feedback to make the product better.)

Advanced Usage

• "đóng góp ý kiến": This is a more formal or emphatic synonym meaning "to contribute ideas/opinions."

  • Hội nghị là dịp để các chuyên gia đóng góp ý kiến. (The conference is an opportunity for experts to contribute their opinions.)

• "thùng góp ý" (suggestion box): A compound noun referring to a physical or virtual box for collecting opinions and suggestions.

  • Mọi ý tưởng đều có thể gửi vào thùng góp ý. (All ideas can be sent to the suggestion box.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ý kiến đóng góp (n): Contribution, suggestion (the opinion that is contributed).

  • Chúng tôi trân trọng mọi ý kiến đóng góp. (We value all contributions/suggestions.)

• Góp phần (v): To contribute (to a result or effort). This is related but broader, not limited to opinions.

  • Anh ấy đã góp phần vào thành công của dự án. (He contributed to the project's success.)

Synonyms

• Đề xuất: To propose, to suggest (often for a specific course of action).
• Phản hồi: To give feedback (can be more general, not always constructive).
• Cho ý kiến: To give an opinion.

Related Phrases

• Góp ý kiến: This phrase reinforces the meaning of contributing an opinion. It is often used interchangeably with "góp ý."

  • Xin mời bạn góp ý kiến cho bản thiết kế. (Please give your feedback on the design.)

• Góp ý xây dựng: To give constructive feedback/suggestions.

  • Tôi cần những lời góp ý xây dựng từ bạn. (I need constructive feedback from you.)

Related Idioms

• "Góp gió thành bão": Literally "contributing winds to form a storm." It means that many small contributions can combine to create a significant force or result. While not using "góp ý" directly, it shares the root verb "góp" (to contribute).
  • Mỗi người góp một chút, góp gió thành bão, chúng ta sẽ thành công. (If everyone contributes a little, small streams make great rivers, we will succeed.)

1. Offer advise, make suggestions